References

This chapter has provided a thorough description of Spring's AOP infrastructure. However, the following books and articles provide useful background on AOP and its applications:

• J2EE without EJB. Chapter 8 is a pragmatic discussion of AOP in J2EE applications. The chapter discusses the motivation for the Spring AOP framework at length.

• AspectJ in Action by Ramnivas Laddad (Manning, 2003). Excellent AspectJ text, which also explains AOP concepts very well.

• Eclipse AspectJ: Aspect-Oriented Programming with AspectJ and the Eclipse AspectJ Development Tools by Adrian Colyer, AspectJ lead (Addison-Wesley, 2005).