DELTA SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
GP-Letter Edition 22 - Friday 25th February 2005
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Welcome to the GP-Letter!

Our GP-Letter regularly informs you of current issues, events, solutions and product developments regarding the spotlighted theme of generative programming and, in particular, of our latest tools "Pattern By Example", "ANGIE Generation Now!" and "HyperSenses".
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In this issue of GP-Letter:

1. Thinking Outside the Box:
The Upcoming Software Revolution is Concurrency

2. Worth Reading: Article Series "AOP@Work" Started by IBM

3. Far Beyond AspectJ:
AOSD Conference Begins on 14th March

1. Thinking Outside the Box:
    The Upcoming Software Revolution is Concurrency

Herb Sutter, a well-known authority in the computer scene, announces an upcoming software revolution in his new article "The Free Lunch Is Over: A Fundamental Turn Toward Concurrency in Software".

Changed development trends in the hardware area will considerably influence the future development of software. The concurrency theme thereby plays a major role.

Herb starts his argumentation by outlining proven existing physical limits in the further development of hardware. He points out the resulting consequences for software development, e.g. concerning programming language models.

Get an overview of this interesting stuff and judge for yourself:
http://www.d-s-t-g.com/gp_en.php?id=035

2. Worth Reading: Article Series "AOP@Work" Started by IBM

Mik Kersten, known from the AspectJ field, has introduced this new article series with two contributions, offering you a comparison of current AOP techniques.

The first article compares the language concepts of selected tools, whereby syntax as well as semantics are subject to a systematical analysis. The second article shows the advantages and problems occurring with the integration of these tools in development environments.

Get an impression of your own about the most important AOP tools:
http://www.d-s-t-g.com/gp_en.php?id=036

3. Far Beyond AspectJ:
   AOSD Conference Begins on 14th March

The annual conference about Aspect-Oriented Software Development is regarded by experts as the most important AOP event. Besides classical AOP themes, there is a range of interesting contributions drawing attention to new application fields in aspect-oriented programming.

We provide an overview and present our recommendations for you. Get more detailed information about this event:
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