Category: Glossary

Aspect oriented programming |Glossary

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Definition:

Aspect oriented Programming (AOP) is a programming paradigm which complements Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) by separating concerns of a software application to improve modularization. The separation of concerns (SoC) aims for making a software easier to maintain by grouping features and behavior into manageable parts which all have a specific purpose and business to take care of.

Aspect oriented Programming has been around in other programming languages for quite some time now and sophisticated solutions taking advantage of AOP exist. Flow’s AOP framework allows you to use of the most popular AOP techniques in your own PHP application. In contrast to other approaches it doesn’t require any special PHP extensions or manual compile steps – and it’s a breeze to configure.

Further Reading:

Book: Applying UML and Patterns by Craig Larman

Cross-cutting concerns | Glossary

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Definition:

The cross-cutting concern is a concern which is applicable throughout the application and it affects the entire application. For example, logging, security and data transfer is applicable for every module of an application hence they are cross-cutting concerns.

For instance, if writing an application for handling medical records, the indexing of such records is a core concern, while logging a history of changes to the record database or user database, or an authentication system, would be cross-cutting concerns since they interact with more parts of the program.

Further Reading:

Book: Applying UML and Patterns by Craig Larman