AspectJ is a mature AOP implementation for Java, now integrated with Spring. AspectJ in Action, Second Edition is fully updated revision of the main selling first edition Ramnivas Laddad best. Building a familiar technologies such as JDBC, Hibernate, JPA, Spring Security, Spring MVC, and Swing, you will apply AOP to common problems encountered in enterprise applications. This book requires no previous experience in the AOP and AspectJ, but assumes you are familiar with OOP, Java, and the basics of Spring. "Clearly, succinctly worded, well-organized ... This is essential reading for beginners who know nothing about AOP and experts who think they know everything." Andrew Eisenberg, AspectJ Development Tools Project committer "Showing Ramnivas how to get the best from AspectJ and Spring." -Andy Clement AspectJ Project Lead "One of the best Java book in years." -Andrew Rhine, Software Engineer, eSecLending "So far the best reference for Spring AOP and AspectJ." -Paul Benedict, Software Engineer, Argus Health Systems "Ramnivas expert demystifies the incredible power of aspect-oriented programming." -Craig Walls, author of Spring in Action