Detecting Bad Smells in AspectJ

: This paper defines algorithms to automatically detect five types of bad smells that occur in aspect-oriented systems, more specifically those written using the AspectJ language. We provide a prototype implementation to evaluate the detection algorithms in a case study, where bad smells are detected in three well-known AspectJ systems. Key Words: Aspect Oriented Software Development, AspectJ language, Refactoring

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: JUCS
• Authors: Eduardo Kessler Piveta, Marcelo Hecht, Marcelo Soares Pimenta, Roberto Tom Price
• Keywords: Aspect Oriented Software Development, AspectJ Language, JUCS 2006, Well-known Aspectj Systems