Talk 5.6: 1:30PM–2:45PM
| Session Name: | Computer Architectures, Compilers and Programming Models |
| Session Time: | 1:30PM–2:45PM |
| Author Name: | Michael Gong |
| Author Email: | mwgong@cs.utoronto.ca |
| Talk Title: | ACC for System Development with AspeCt-oriented C |
| Slides: | 5-6.ppt |
| Abstract: | As a new programming methodology, Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) has been successfully applied to object-oriented languages, like Java or C++. AOP can encapsulate non-modularized concerns in systems, like security policies, transaction support, and synchronization concerns. However, it is still unclear how much benefits AOP can bring to procedural languages, like C. AspeCt-oriented C (ACC) is an aspect-oriented extension to C and enables aspect-oriented software development for C. ACC is ANSI C compatible and supports many gcc language extensions. ACC implements common AOP features, and introduces novel C-specific aspect-oriented features, like the capturing of calls through function pointers and the customizable throwing and catching of exceptions. ACC is open source and available from http://www.aspectc.net. |
| Research Group: | Computer |
| Degree Program: | M.A.Sc. |
| Author Bio: | I obtained an Honors Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto at Scarborough in May 2002. Then I worked as a full-time software developer in the C Compiler Front End team at IBM Toronto Software Lab until September 2005. I am currently pursuing a M.Sc. in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. My research interest lies in how AOSD (Aspect-Oriented Software Development) can help improve the modularity of C programs. |