Aspect-orientedprogramming(AOP)isarevolutionarynewwaytothinkaboutsoftwareengineering.AOPwasintroducedtoaddresscrosscuttingconcernssuchassecurity,logging,persistence,debugging,tracing,distribution,performancemonitoring,andexceptionhandlinginamoreeffectivemanner.Unlikeconventionaldevelopmenttechniques,whichscattertheimplementationofeachconcernintomultipleclasses,aspect-orientedprogramminglocalizesthem..

Aspect-orientedsoftwaredevelopment(AOSD)usesthisapproachtocreateabettermodularityforfunctionalandnonfunctionalrequirements,platformspecifics,andmore,allowingyoutobuildmoreunderstandablesystemsthatareeasiertoconfigureandextendtomeettheevolvingneedsofstakeholders.

Inthishighlyanticipatednewbook,IvarJacobsonandPan-WeiNgdemonstratehowtoapplyusecases--amatureandsystematicapproachtofocusingonstakeholderconcerns--andaspect-orientationinbuildingrobustandextensiblesystems.Throughoutthebook,theauthorsemployasingle,real-worldexampleofahotelmanagementinformationsystemtomakethedescribedtheoriesandpracticesconcreteandunderstandable.

Theauthorsshowhowtoidentify,design,implement,test,andrefactoruse-casemodules,aswellasextendthem.Theyalsodemonstratehowtodesignuse-casemoduleswiththeUnifiedModelingLanguage(UML)--emphasizingenhancementsmadeinUML2.0--andhowtoachieveuse-casemodularityusingaspecttechnologies,notablyAspectJ...

Keytopicsinclude

?Makingthecaseforusecasesandaspects

?Capturingandmodelingconcernswithusecases

?Keepingconcernsseparatewithuse-casemodules

?Modelinguse-casesslicesandaspectsusingthenewestextensionstotheUMLnotation

?Applyingusecasesandaspectsinprojects...

Whateveryourlevelofexperiencewithaspect-orientedprogramming,Aspect-OrientedSoftwareDevelopmentwithUseCaseswillteachyouhowtodevelopbettersoftwarebyembracingtheparadigmshifttoAOSD.