Evolving Pointcut Definition to Get Software Evolution.
Walter Cazzola, Sonia Pini, Massimo Ancona · 2004
Abstract. In this paper, we have briefly analyzed the aspect-oriented approach with respect to the software evolution topic. The aim of this analysis is to highlight the aspect-oriented potentiality for software evolution and its limits. From our analysis, we can state that actual pointcut definition mechanisms are not enough expressive to pick out from design information where software evolution should be applied. We will also give some suggestions about how to improve the pointcut definition mechanism.