Observers and Assistants: A Proposal for Modular Aspect-Oriented Reasoning
Curtis Charles Clifton, Gary T. Leavens · Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) · 2002
In general, aspect-oriented programs require a whole-program analysis to understand the semantics of a single method invocation. This property makes reasoning difficult, impeding maintenance efforts, contrary to a stated goal of aspect-oriented programming. We propose some simple modifications to AspectJ that permit modular reasoning. This eliminates the need for whole-program analysis and makes code easier to understand and maintain.