about the book

AspectJ in Action, Second Edition is a fully updated, major revision of Ramnivas Laddad's best-selling first edition. It's a hands-on guide for Java developers. After introducing the core principles of AOP, it shows you how to create reusable solutions using AspectJ 6 and Spring 3. You'll master key features including annotation-based syntax, load-time weaver, annotation-based crosscutting, and Spring-AspectJ integration. Building on familiar technologies such as JDBC, Hibernate, JPA, Spring Security, Spring MVC, and Swing, you'll apply AOP to common problems encountered in enterprise applications.

what's inside

• Totally revised Second Edition
• When and how to apply AOP
• Master patterns and best practices
• Code you can reuse in real-world applications

about the reader

This book requires no previous experience in AOP and AspectJ, but it assumes you're familiar with OOP, Java, and the basics of Spring.

about the author

An expert in enterprise Java, Ramnivas Laddad is well known in the area of AOP and Spring. He is a committer on the Spring Framework project.