Collaborative development environments for software
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a context of work for a user in an integrated development environment (IDE) based on the work of the user;
automatically selecting from among a list of peers those related to said context of work;
accessing peer support resources, wherein said peer support resources are available from a universe of users with a commonality of interest with said user, external to said IDE from within said IDE upon instructions from said user of said IDE;
providing said user with means to ask questions of selected peers; and
enabling said user to communicate with said peer support resources.
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Abstract
A collaborative development environment includes an integrated development environment and a collaboration client integrated into the environment. There also is a Help menu of a software application which includes sections to provide information about the software application and a peer support section to provide access to a collaboration server.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a context of work for a user in an integrated development environment (IDE) based on the work of the user; automatically selecting from among a list of peers those related to said context of work; accessing peer support resources, wherein said peer support resources are available from a universe of users with a commonality of interest with said user, external to said IDE from within said IDE upon instructions from said user of said IDE; providing said user with means to ask questions of selected peers; and enabling said user to communicate with said peer support resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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