Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Matthew R Siegel

John Ian Ferrell

An improved method for initializing an auxiliary code resource is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a computer system has a multiple entry point code resource consisting of a main code resource, which contains global variables, and a plurality of auxiliary code resources. The method of the first aspect of the present invention provides for loading the auxiliary code resource into memory, searching the auxiliary resource for markers and, upon locating the markers, storing a reference to the global variables into the sequence of markers.

Method and system for providing multiple entry point code resources

An improved system and method for determining software reliability is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a mapping mechanism and a preferred automated testing system are used. The mapping mechanism provides for the creation of a number of hits to failure metric. The preferred automatic testing system of the preferred embodiment of the present invention provides for the automatic testing of software and the creation of the number of hits to failure and the elapsed time to failure. The combination of the number of hits to failure metric and the results of the preferred automated testing system provide for a more accurate indication of the reliability of software.

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