Aspect Oriented Programming: Trends and Applications

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25079/ukhjse.v6n1y2022.pp12-20

Keywords:

Aspect oriented programming (AOP), Object oriented programming (OOP), Logging, Cross-cutting concerns, Join Points, Point Cut.

Abstract

The competitive advantage of aspect oriented programming (AOP) is that it improves the maintainability and understandability of software systems by modularizing crosscutting concerns. However, some concerns, such as logging or debugging, may be overlooked and should be entangled and distributed across the code base. AOP is a software development paradigm that enables developers to capture crosscutting concerns in split-aspect modes. Additionally, it is a novel notion that has the potential to improve the quality of software programs by removing the complexity involved with the production of code tangles via the usage of separation of concerns. As a result, it provides more modularity. Throughout its early development, some believed that AOP was easier to build and maintain than other implementations since it was based on an existing one. The statements are predicated on the premise that local improvements are easier to implement. Additionally, without appropriate visualization tools for both static and dynamic structures, cross-cutting challenges may be difficult for developers and researchers to appreciate. In recent years, AspectJ has begun to enable the depiction of crosscutting concerns via the release of IDE plugins. This article explains aspect oriented programming and how it may be used to improve the readability and maintainability of software projects. Additionally, it will evaluate the challenges it presents to application developers and academics.

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Author Biographies

  • Shko Muhammed Qader, Information Technology Department, Computer Science Institute, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

    Shkoh M. Qader: is a lecturer at both Information Technology Department, Computer Science Institute, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and  Information Technology Department, University College of Goizha, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

  • Bryar Ahmad Hassan, Department of Information Technology, Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR), Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

    Dr Bryar is an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR), Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

  • Hawkar Omar Ahmed, Department of Information Technology, College of Commerce, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

    Hawkar Omar Ahmed: is a lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, College of Commerce, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

  • Hozan Khalid Hamarashid, Department of Information Technology, College of Commerce, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

    Dr Hozan is an Assitant lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, College of Commerce, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

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2022-06-30

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): ISSUE 10

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Aspect Oriented Programming: Trends and Applications. (2022). UKH Journal of Science and Engineering, 6(1), 12-20. https://doi.org/10.25079/ukhjse.v6n1y2022.pp12-20