The following documents are relevant to the project:

• Command-line options documentation: /files/doc/usage.pdf">pdf, /files/doc/usage.ps">postscript.
• AOSD 2005 paper on extending abc: pdf, postscript.
• Technical report giving a high-level overview of the design of abc: pdf, postscript.
• PLDI 2005 paper on optimisations in abc: pdf, postscript.
• AspectJ Programming Guide: abc is an implementation of the AspectJ language.
• AspectJ grammar (in html, pdf or postscript format): We have developed a complete definition of the lexical structure of AspectJ, as well as a complete LALR(1) grammar.
• Differences with ajc: ajc was the first implementation of the AspectJ language, and this document summarises the differences between abc and ajc.
• Other entries of our web site are also of relevance:
  • FAQ: frequently asked questions about abc.
  • Performance: a brief discussion of the performance of the code generated by abc.
  • Publications: links to further papers and theses relating to abc.
  • Talks: presentations about abc.
  • Extensions: New language extensions provided by abc.
  • Optimisations: a summary of the optimisations provided by abc.