Aspect-Oriented Programming to Improve Modularity of Object-Oriented Applications

  1. Felix, Jose M. 1
  2. Ortin, Francisco 2
  1. 1 Principality of Asturias, Computer Science Department
  2. 2 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Revista:
Journal of Software

ISSN: 1796-217X

Año de publicación: 2014

Volumen: 9

Número: 9

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.4304/JSW.9.9.2454-2460 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

The separation of concerns design principle improves software reutilization, understandability, extensibility and maintainability. By using the objectoriented paradigm, it is not always possible to separate into independent modules the different concerns of an application. The result is that the source code of crosscutting concerns are tangled and scattered across the whole application. Aspect-oriented programming offers a higher level of modularity, providing a solution for the code tangling and scattering problem. To show how aspectoriented programming can be used as a suitable mechanism to improve the modularity of object-oriented applications, this divulgative article presents the implementation of a typical design pattern following both the object- and aspectoriented paradigms. The two approaches are compared from the modularity perspective, establishing a discussion on the benefits provided and is current use.

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This work has been funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (Spain) under the National Program for Research, Development and Innovation. Project TIN2011-25978, entitled Obtaining Adaptable, Robust and Efficient Software by Including Structural Reflection in Statically Typed Programming Languages.

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