The Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect- oriented_programming) is the best resource I've found on the subject, reading through some of the 'implementations' in the languages I'm familiar with really helped me grasp the concept.
I ran into it a while ago when I came across Ajaxpect (http:// code.google.com/p/ajaxpect/wiki/ProjectHistory), which is also one of the JS implementations linked from Wikipedia . I too am new to AOP and right now I only use it for debugging, it doesn't save me too many lines of code but it has changed the way I think about programming. I feel like I've read something on AOP from the jQuery devs but I can't find where... I know AOP is used all over Dojo to great effect. I've also read an interesting post here about XMLHttpRequest and jQuery AOP: http://radio.javaranch.com/val/2007/12/05/1196862811199.html . AOP seems to be most useful for code that repeats across methods to check or store data, such as a session variable, data or error logging, or as a more flexible try/catch alternative (as in the XHR post). The downside seems to be that you need good familiarity with the source -- because it's unobtrusive a change in the main code often means a change in AOP code. However an advantage of AOP is that you can change the AOP code as often as you'd like without needing to touch the source. I don't have too much experience but I'd like to discuss AOP more and become more comfortable with the techniques. I too would like to see more real-world examples. Who out there loves AOP? Charles doublerebel.com On Jan 7, 3:26 am, PragueExpat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Surfing dzone.com this morning, I came across this plugin for jQ: > > http://code.google.com/p/jquery-aop/wiki/Reference. > > Being unfamiliar with aspect oriented programming, I did a quick > wikipedia lookup and quickly realized that this could be a great way > to keep code clean. > > My question is this: who among us can better explain aspect oriented > programming or provide some examples of how to use it effectively? > > What types of functions are best applied via this methodology? > > Any known drawbacks? > > Thanks for any info on this subject.
