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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2004
Brian D. Harry, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Craig A. Harry, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Justin E. Pinnix, Raleigh, NC (US);
Douglas T. Neumann, Cary, NC (US);
Brian D. Harry, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Craig A. Harry, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Justin E. Pinnix, Raleigh, NC (US);
Douglas T. Neumann, Cary, NC (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate software development activities via the concept of 'Shelving' which provides an improved alternative to conventional branching technologies in certain scenarios. In one aspect, a software development system is provided. The system includes a shelving component that captures a current state of an intermediate software design. A version control component processes the intermediate design as if the intermediate design were a completed software design.