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T6: Identifying and Modeling Aspects Using
Domain Analysis Techniques |
Presenters:
- Mehmet
Aksit, University of Twente
- Lodewijk Bergmans,
University of Twente
Date: Tuesday, March 18,
morning (half day)
Level:
Advanced
Attendees should have knowledge of
object-oriented software development, be familiar with the
principles of distributed systems, and have basic knowledge of
current aspect-oriented approaches.
Abstract:
Although object-oriented design methods and
programming languages offer several advantages, experience has
shown that effective composition of software remains a
difficult task. This is especially true if the software system
is large and employs complex crosscutting behavior.
Aspect-oriented techniques can help to manage such complexity,
and ``best practices'' are beginning to emerge for applying
these techniques to both new and existing
software.
This tutorial consists of two parts: (1)
guidelines for identifying aspects and (2) approaches to
modeling and implementing aspects with current AOSD
technologies.
The first part of the tutorial provides a
set of guidelines to identify the obstacles that software
engineers may encounter in designing large systems using
object technology. To this aim, first, we will discuss general
aspects that are common to many software domains. Second, we
will consider the special characteristics and challenges of
several specific kinds of software: application generators,
concurrent systems, constraint systems, control systems,
distributed systems, and real-time systems. This detailed
analysis will help software engineers to identify the possible
obstacles arising from crosscutting behavior in each of these
areas.
In the second part of the tutorial, we will
further describe the current aspect-oriented design methods
and languages in solving the identified obstacles. The
tutorial will conclude with advantages and limitations of
current aspect technologies, and give references to the
relevant research activities.
Biographies:
Mehmet Aksit and Lodewijk Bergmans have both been
working on software composition for over a decade. Their work
has included the analysis of inheritance anomalies for
synchronization and real-time specifications (composability
problems) and the composition filters approach to solve such
issues. They have been involved in the organization of most
workshops in this area. Both are experienced teachers who have
together given over 100 professional
(open/international/in-company) courses. Mehmet Aksit has
given tutorials at the ECOOP '91, OOPSLA '92, ECOOP '95,
ICECCS '95, ECOOP '98, ECOOP '99, OOPSLA '99, SPLC1 '00, ECOOP
'00, ECOOP '01, ECOOP '02, and AOSD '02 conferences.
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