AspectC++
| AspectC++ Compiler | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Olaf Spinczyk (project leader), Georg Blaschke, Christoph Borchert, Benjamin Kramer, Daniel Lohmann, Horst Schirmeier, Ute Spinczyk, Reinhard Tartler, Matthias Urban |
| Initial release | November 6, 2001 |
| Stable release | 2.4
/ January 22, 2025 |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Source-to-source Compiler |
| License | GPL 2+ |
| Website | www |
AspectC++ is an aspect-oriented extension of C and C++ languages. It has a source-to-source compiler, which translates AspectC++ source code into compilable C++. The compiler is available under the GNU GPL, though some extensions specific to Microsoft Windows are only available through pure-systems GmbH.
Aspect-oriented programming allows modularizing cross-cutting concerns in a single module, an aspect. Aspects can modify existing classes, but most commonly they provide 'advice' that runs before, after, or around existing functionality.