Assumptions This Book Makes

The following assumptions are made about your knowledge and experience with the supporting tool, languages, and concepts that accompany aspect-oriented development:

• That you have a reasonably advanced knowledge of the Java language

• That you have an existing Java Source Development Kit (SDK) on your system, at a minimum JSDK 1.2 and preferably 1.4+

• That you have some understanding and experience of Java Server Pages, Java Servlet, and Web Services (specifically Apache Axis) programming

• That you have some knowledge of UML (useful but not essential to understanding the diagrams)