Aspect-Oriented Database Systems

by Awais Rashid

Overview

Recently, a new set of software development techniques has become available, collectively termed Aspect-Oriented Software Development (AOSD). This aims to support the modularization of systemic properties (also referred to as crosscutting concerns) and their subsequent composition with the other parts of a system.

Rashid focuses on the use of Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) techniques to modularize otherwise broadly scoped features in database systems, such as the evolution or the versioning model, to improve their customizability, extensibility and maintainability. He shows how the use of AOP can transform the way we develop, use and maintain database systems. He also discusses how database systems can support AOP by providing a means for the storage and retrieval of aspects.

"Aspect-Oriented Database Systems" shows the possible synergy between AOP and database systems, and is of particular interest to researchers, graduate students and software developers in database systems and applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783662058510
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	03/14/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

 

Dr Awais Rashid is a lecturer at Computing Department, Lancaster University, UK where he teaches database technologies. His principal research interests are in object-oriented databases and aspect-oriented software development. He leads the Aspect-Oriented Databases initiative at Lancaster which introduces the principals of aspect-oriented development into database systems. He has given several invited seminars and tutorials at both national and international level on the topic of this book. He is serving on the program committees of several aspect-orientation related events including the International Aspect-Oriented Software Development Conference.

Table of Contents

Table of Contens.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP).- 3. Crosscutting Concerns in Database Systems.- 4. Applying AOP in Database Systems.- 5. Persistent Aspects.- 6. Persistence as an Aspect.- 7. Conclusion and Outlook.- Abbreviations.- References.