Only Spring’s AOP framework is not, or at least is not available separately. The “AOP Alliance” is a common API for aspect-oriented programming implemented by some frameworks.

As this blog entry has demonstrated, it is very easy to apply aspect-oriented programming techniques to Java applications with Spring and Spring’s AOP support.

Aspect-oriented programming has the potential to help every developer write higher-quality code in less time. Here's how to declaratively apply custom methods implementing common functionality to your ...

Aspect-oriented programming is a new way of creating common or similar functionality needed by different parts of a program. Programmers describe needed behavior in modules called aspects and then ...

Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) is an approach that has emerged out of object-oriented programming. A look at what this concept means.