A component-based and aspect-oriented model for software evolution

: Component-Based Software Development (CBSD) and Aspect-Oriented Software Development (AOSD) are solutions to support software evolution by decomposing a software system into concerns. In this paper, we propose Fractal Aspect Component (FAC), a general and symmetrical model for components and aspects. FAC decomposes a software system into regular components and aspect components which embody crosscutting concerns. We reify the relationship between an aspect component and a component, called an aspect binding, as a first-class runtime entity. The evolution of the system can be expressed by adding or removing components (aspect or regular) and by setting bindings (regular or crosscutting).

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: IJCAT
• Authors: Nicolas Pessemier, Lionel Seinturier, Laurence Duchien, Thierry Coupaye
• Keywords: Aspect Component, IJCAT 2008, Software, Software Development