An aspect-oriented extension to MiniJava and its implementation

Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) is a new programming paradigm. It is a further development of process oriented, object-oriented method. By introducing the concept of “Aspect”, AOP makes the separation of concerns better, decreases code tangling, solves problems of cross cutting concerns and improves the software quality and efficiency. This paper discusses adding aspect-oriented language facilities into the small object-oriented language MiniJava to get an aspect-oriented programming language “AspectMiniJava” and implementing it by the dynamic weaving technology based on the virtual machine. We use AspectMiniJava language and its compiler in the course of principles of compiler design to further enhance the teaching and practice effect.