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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2005
Benjamin Albahari, Seattle, WA (US);
Bruce E. Johnson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Fernando L. Fanton, Kirkland, WA (US);
Benjamin Albahari, Seattle, WA (US);
Bruce E. Johnson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Fernando L. Fanton, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A tool for analyzing software. The tool identifies calls to framework components made from within one or more application programs. The information may be processed to indicate usage of framework components. This usage information may be aggregated over a pool of application programs to derive statistical usage information for each component in the framework, allowing components to be selected for inclusion in a compact framework. Usage information may also be used for scheduling development tasks so that the most widely used framework components are developed first or to estimate the amount of development required to modify an application program for execution against a target framework.