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Private source code commenting

  • US 8,046,741 B2
  • Filed: 04/07/2008
  • Issued: 10/25/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer program product in a recordable-type medium comprising functional descriptive material that, when executed by a computer, enables the computer to perform particular acts, the computer program product including:

  • first functional descriptive material for receiving a first designation of a particular portion of a body of source code;

    second functional descriptive material for receiving a second designation of an association of the particular portion of the body of source code with commentary related to the particular portion of the body of source code;

    third functional descriptive material for receiving a third designation of a set of intended readers of the commentary; and

    fourth functional descriptive material for making the commentary and the particular portion of the body of source code accessible to only the set of intended readers, wherein the set of intended readers is designated by a user'"'"'s selecting the set of intended readers from a set of potential intended readers, and wherein the set of potential intended readers is acquired by accessing a directory service.

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