Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Aspect-Oriented Programming Considered Harmful

Posted by Zonk on from the smoking-bad-for-programmers-too dept.

kupci writes "The 'x considered harmful' cry is a little overused, but there is a Forrester report that discusses some of the pro's and con's of Aspect-oriented Programming, and includes some interesting links. It is mainly based on papers from the University of Passau. It's worth it just for Clark's 'COME FROM' article." From the article: "Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is intended to address common problems that object-oriented programming (OOP) doesn't address well, plus some problems that OOP itself created. However, AOP is a risky solution: It is a very generic mechanism for solving some very specific concerns and has been likened to a kind of "GOTO" statement for OOP. Like GOTO, it can cause more harm than good."

1 of 470 comments (clear)

  1. I'm FREAKING OUT! by sllim · · Score: 1, Troll

    My neighbor is an Aspect Oriented Programmer!
    What about my 3 year old?
    Is he gonna come down with cancer?
    Should I move?
    Is there a list that shows where these people live?
    Can they be tracked by satelites?