Pattern transformation for two-dimensional separation of concerns

ABSTRACT

Design patterns are utilized in software development to decouple individual concerns, so that a change in a design decision is isolated to one location of the code base. However, multidimensional concerns exist in software development and therefore no single design pattern offers a panacea toward addressing problems of change evolution. By analyzing the matrix of concerns during the software development process and utilizing transferable aspect-orientation and object-orientation, a pattern transformation based two-dimensional separation of concerns is described, which integrates the benefits derived from the Inheritance pattern and several GoF patterns. An example implementation is shown using Java and AspectJ.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
        D.2.11 Software Architectures
            Subjects: Patterns (e.g., client/server, pipeline, blackboard)

Additional Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.2 Automatic Programming
          Subjects: Program transformation

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Measurement, Performance