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Pulled off of the AspectJ mailing list:
Several recent messages to this list have pointed out a close
similarity between the goals of aspect-oriented programming and
intentional programming.
I definitely agree! And here's why I didn't respond sooner...
Just today we are announcing Intentional Software Corporation --
a start-up that Charles Simonyi and I have founded together.
See http://intentsoft.com for more details.
Intentional Software is the term we are using for tools that "make
the code look like the design". We use this term because intentional
software tools help to capture the design intent underlying the
software.
Our products will incorporate ideas from aspect-oriented programming,
generative programming and intentional programming. Each of these
technologies, provides mechanisms for making certain kinds of design
elements clear in the code.
We are just getting started, so it is too early for us to announce
specific product plans. But I wanted to let you know that we are not
not going to forget AspectJ and AspectJ users! There are some
incredibly useful (and beautiful) things we can do when we look to
combine support for AspectJ with the technology we are developing.
Over the next 3-9 months you can expect us to be giving talks and
writing whitepapers about the new technology. We will be very eager
to hear input from AspectJ users as well.
Gregor
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Intentional Programming Reborn