RE: [JBoss-dev] new direction for JBoss AOP

[marc f. <mar...@jb...>]

> > THIS IS IT.   WE ARE DONE.  JB5 will be services coupled with
> > interceptors in one easy to use and assemble framework.
> 
> Marc, I've been reading about AOP, but I do not yet see the link with 
> JBoss yet. It would be great if you could explain in a few sentences 
> what advantage AOP has in an app server setting.

I will release a whitepaper tonight, called "blue".  It is "why I love
EJBs".  I detail how we have an AOP framework since the early days, of
intercpetors and dynamic proxies.  All the mumbo jumbo about AOP is just
a generalization of what we do for the past 3 years.  Basically it boils
down to this: we already implement the EJB container using AOP
technology (meaning dynamic proxying of the interfaces and
interception).  We offer that for general used in 3.x and 4.x meaning
you can become a container designer yourself. Domain of applicability?
well us as container designers but I expect the ISV crowd to get it fast
(or come to boot-camp and training) and see why it is unique for ISVs...
really powerful.  

We go beyond what is out there right now in all the framework, the
reason is that our AOP stuff is really 3 years in the
making/testing/debugging and is becoming a standard, or at least we are
working on it.  It is quite simple you will see, very visual, very
'beginner stuff' yet powerful as you become a container developer
yourself. 

Stay tuned, it will all make sense very soon and it will be a lot of
fun, you will see very soon. 

marcf