What I like is the fact that a programming model is built into the tool itself. Generally, it's not easy to write aspect-oriented code, but with Eclipse AspectJ, it becomes part of the team culture. Also, love the community built around it, right from tutorials to forums. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

Steep learning curve. Also, debuggability becomes difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David R.

Fullstack Tech Lead

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/14/2020

"AspectJ framework review"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

AspectJ is a very strong programming technique that allows to define pointcuts for cross-cutting concerns. It allows to define pre / post / around method hooks for validation, logging, tracing, exception handling, enriching / redacting input or output parameters etc. It is powerful, but should be used very carefully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

1. AspectJ hooks are usually defined by expert-level programmers and may be hidden from the mid-level programmer's eye. This can cause several issues like performance, unexpected behaviour (magic), uncertainty, etc 2. Due to the nature of pointcut hooks, AspectJ affects the code readability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Eclipse AspectJ:

1. Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is a very strong and advanced development technique. Not recommended for junior developers. 2. AOP should not be overused. It doesn't complement Object-oriented-programming (OOP), but adds some powerful options to keep reusable code in one place. Some people might have the impression I'm saying AOP is something bad and should not be used. It is wrong. AOP is actually a great feature. I just say "Use it carefully". AOP will only cause problems if you mix up normal code and AOP for the same Aspect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Eclipse AspectJ solving and how is that benefiting you?

Logging, Tracing and Debugging - the benefit is to have a configurable logging levels and upon turning a lower level, AspectJ allows to see the whole flow of processing using, for example, the method entry / exit log messages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/15/2021

"One of the most powerful tools I ever used"

5/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

The incredible versatility of the this tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

Lack of more advanced examples. However I was able to manage on my own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/15/2021

"2 years I used to use AspectJ"

3/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

To help separate cross-cutting concerns from the business logic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

Nothing I can mention. Everything looks good for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/13/2020

"Very powerful AOP tool, easy to decouple auth and other features from service layers"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

- Able to decouple features common in all services like authentication, parameter validation and similar business logic features.

- Annotation based Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

- Debug might become harder or more confusing, when searching for bugs related to AOP implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Eclipse AspectJ solving and how is that benefiting you?

We decoupled JPA transaction configurations and authentication from our service layer through AspectJ keeping its cohesion. It worked very well as it was used internally for all projects. The only problem that we have found is that heavy reliance on AspectJ for centering all common based features might be a stretch and all the features delegated to AOP need some consideration. Bad delegation will leave many limitations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Krishna C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/10/2020

"AspectJ - A time saver when your project is swarmed with cross-cutting concerns"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

We're a spring projects enthusiasts, we chose AspectJ over Spring AOP because AspectJ is a speed demon during runtime, nearly 10x faster than Spring AOP Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

Build time over head as AspectJ requires a compiler of it's own Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/13/2020

"Seemless experience"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

It has a seemless experience working on Eclipse for AspectJ projects. Building the projects take a little time as this creates the woven files but it all depends on to the project size. Doing code and compiling the things easy and easily can navigate to different cutpoints. Overall a good experience working on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

Project build time should be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

aparna n.

Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/26/2020

"Coding master"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

Ease of coding, compilation and debugging Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

Proper console output doesn't come sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/25/2020

"Better developing experience"

4/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

I like the syntax format and the logging Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

It sometimes gets slow and takes more memory than expected Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/8/2019

"good java"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Eclipse AspectJ?

Eclipse used to write java programs.It is used to auto compilation,auto correcting error and auto code modification.Eclipse used for web based applications.It is used in many companies to write java programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Eclipse AspectJ?

Because of auto code modification we did not remember the syntax of the exact java programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.