IBM's developerWorks has just launched a new article series
entitled AOP@Work. The AOP@Work series is intended
for developers who have some background in aspect-oriented programming
and want to expand or deepen what they know. Each of the authors
contributing to the series has been selected for his leadership or
expertise in aspect-oriented programming. Many of the authors are
contributors to the projects or tools covered in the series. Each
article is subjected to a peer review to ensure the fairness and
accuracy of the views expressed.
The series will cover a range of topics, from
testing aspect-oriented programs to the intersection of AOP and
metadata. Articles are planned once a month through early 2006.
The presence of another article series in a mainstream publication is
great news for the AOP community, as it signals further industrial
acceptance of the technology as well as the growth in the ranks of
industrial practitioners.
The first article in that series, "AOP tools Comparison" is
currently headlining the developerWorks website. In the article aspect-oriented programming expert Mik Kersten compares
the four leading AOP tools (AspectJ, AspectWerkz, JBoss AOP, and Spring
AOP) to help readers evaluate the right tool for the project.
As series lead, I welcome commentary from the AOP community
regarding individual articles and the series as a whole.
--Nicholas Lesiecki
