[aosd-discuss] Are frameworks crosscutting?

[Paul Soule]

Hi,

If we have an OO framework, that framework's code is contained in all 
classes that inherit from, or contain, that framework. When used, the 
framework's code will crosscut a system's functionality because it will 
be contained in any class that uses the framework.

Is it therefore true to say that all concerns contained in a framework 
are inherently crosscutting in nature because the concerns will, via 
inheritance or containment, be scattered through an application that 
uses the framework?

Thanks,
Paul