Aspect Oriented Programming

Aspect Oriented Programming

There are many potential benefits that aspect oriented programming has to offer, since it eases and complements the functioning of object oriented programming, and as a programming paradigm, it has already seen widespread application in numerous programming languages. Since aspect oriented programming refers to a particular conceptual framework, it does not replace existing frameworks but instead complements and helps to build on them and improve them. Also, precisely because aspect oriented programming refers to a conceptual framework, it is not confined to a single programming language, but is in fact, can be used and spread across various programming language which it can serve to improve and help overcome limitations associated with certain programming languages and this is not only a reference to object oriented programming languages but other languages too.

In this context it must be stressed that aspect oriented programming has seen implementation in various programming languages such as C++, COBOL, XML, UML, Python and of course Java. Since the Java script is most well known and popularly used across the computer and computer oriented research communities across the world, it would be useful to add that there are numerous tools that support, combine and use in tandem aspect oriented programming and Java. These tools include AspectJ, AspectWerkz, ArchJava and many others. Out of these it is important to note that AspectJ is considered to have the most fully functional framework in terms of supporting Java with aspect oriented programming.  But in developing these frameworks, most developers follow a certain standard terminology associated with aspect oriented programming in order to ensure that there is a consistency in learning and application of aspect oriented programming in various environments and through various programming languages.

Aspect oriented programming is a fundamental aspect of the emerging aspect oriented software development and offers a new way to build new software.