A study of aspect-oriented design approaches

This report carries out a study that is based on literature of the state-of-the-art in Aspect-Oriented Design Approaches. The goal of this work is to position these design approaches within the full life-cycle of a software engineering process that encompasses requirements analysis, architecture design, detailed design, implementation, maintenance, evolution, etc. The study takes on the form of an evaluation that is based on a set of criteria communicating the goals of this report. The report provides a description and classification of these criteria including a discussion on the influence they have on various software quality factors. A conclusion will present a number of interesting observations about the current state-of-the-art.