Two of the most important and most difficult questions one can ask about a new software development technique are whether the technique is useful and whether the technique is usable. Various flavours of empirical study are available to evaluate these questions, including surveys, case studies, and experiments. These different approaches have been used extensively in a number of domains, including management science and human-computer interaction. A growing number of software engineering researchers are using experimental methods to statistically validate hypotheses about relatively mature software development aids. Less guidance is available for a developer of a new and evolving software development technique who is attempting to determine, within some cost bounds, if the technique shows some usefulness. We faced this challenge when assessing a new programming technique called aspect-oriented programming. To assess the technique, we chose to apply both a case study approach and a serie...
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