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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Adam D. Nathan, Redmond, WA (US);
Chi Wai Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Adam D. Nathan, Redmond, WA (US);
Chi Wai Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Traditional programming environments that support event-driven programming typically expose a model where the developer chooses an event to handle on a given object, and then writes the code for that event handler. In contrast, as described herein, the traditional flow of program development is reversed. A (configurable) event-handler ('behavior') is selected. Upon selection of one of the behaviors, the event triggering the behavior is selected. This is a 'what-then-when' approach rather than the traditional “when-then-what” approach for event-driven programming.