Adaptive developer experience based on project types and process templates

• US 9,274,760 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2013
• Issued: 03/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Kopecz, Klaus, Koutyrine, Oleg
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAYIM, SAMUEL E
• Application Number:
  US13/939,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20150020042A1
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment

Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing an adaptive application development environment (ADE). An embodiment operates by receiving a selection of either a simple or complex project type corresponding to an application development environment (ADE). One or more development tools for generating executable code are selected used on the project type. A project view, corresponding to the project type, is generated.

Claims

1. A method, comprising

determining an experience level of a developer for an application development environment (ADE);

configuring one or more development tools for generating executable code in the ADE based on the experience level, wherein two or more development tools are combined into a single tool if the experience level is novice, and wherein the two or more tools remain as individual uncombined tools if the experience level is expert;

generating a project view corresponding to the experience level, wherein the project view includes an arrangement of the configured development tools;

receiving an adjustment to the project view, wherein the adjustment indicates that the single tool is to be separated into two or more tools if the experience level is novice;

separating the single tool into a first tool and a second tool based on the adjustment, wherein the first tool comprises a first portion of functionality of the single tool, and the second tool comprises any remaining functionality of the single tool not separated into the first tool; and

providing the project view comprising the selected one or more development tools, over a network, and accessible to the developer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating comprises:

generating code corresponding to the selected one or more development tools for rendering in a browser.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input via a project editor of the project view over the network, wherein the received input is program code.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the development tools of the ADE in a browser; and

transmitting a message to a server, wherein the message corresponds to triggering functionality corresponding to the selected development tool on the server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting comprises:

receiving a customization of a visual appearance of a selected development tool, wherein the customization is available to a first developer of a project with the expert experience level, but is restricted from a second developer of the project with the novice experience level.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the generating comprises:

generating code corresponding to the customization of the visual appearance.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the project view includes a project editor including drag and drop functionality for creating a program model, and wherein the ADE is configured to generate executable code corresponding to the program model.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the provided project view comprises a first project view, the method further comprising:

providing a second project view comprising the selected one or more development tools, over a network, and accessible to the developer, wherein the second project view is associated with a second programming language different from a first programming language associated with the first project view, and wherein the first project view and the second project view visually appear the same.

8. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor comprising;

a project servicer configured to determine an experience level of a developer for an application development environment (ADE); and

a tool selector that configures one or more development tools for generating executable code in the ADE based on the experience level, wherein two or more development tools are combined into a single tool if the experience level is novice, and wherein the two or more tools remain as individual uncombined tools if the experience level is expert;

the project servicer further configured to;

select or generate a project view corresponding to the experience level, wherein the project view includes an arrangement of the selected development tools;

receive an adjustment to the project view, wherein the adjustment indicates that the single tool is to be separated into two or more tools if the experience level is novice;

separate the single tool into a first tool and a second tool based on the adjustment, wherein the first tool comprises a first portion of functionality of the single tool, and the second tool comprises any remaining functionality of the single tool not separated into the first tool; and

provide the project view comprising the selected one or more development tools, over a network, and accessible to the developer.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a code generator configured to:

generate code corresponding to the selected one or more development tools for rendering in a browser.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising a code generator configured to:

receive input via a project editor of the project view over the network, wherein the received input is program code.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein

the project servicer is configured to receive a selection of one of the development tools;

and

further comprising a resource creator configured to generate program code corresponding to the selected development tools, wherein a selection of the development tool within the project view corresponds to activating functionality associated with the selected development tool on a server.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the tool selector is configured to receive a customization of a visual appearance of a selected development tool, wherein the customization is available to a first developer of a project with the expert experience level, but is restricted from a second developer of the project with the novice experience level.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a resource creator generates code corresponding to the customization of the visual appearance.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein a project editor of the project view drag and drop functionality for creating a program model, and wherein a code generator is configured to generate executable code corresponding to the program model.

15. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

determining an experience level of a developer for an application development environment (ADE);

configuring one or more development tools for generating executable code in the ADE based on the experience level, wherein two or more development tools are combined into a single tool if the experience level is novice, and wherein the two or more tools remain as individual uncombined tools if the experience level is expert;

generating a project view corresponding to the experience level, wherein the project view includes an arrangement of the configured development tools;

receiving an adjustment to the project view, wherein the adjustment indicates that the single tool is to be separated into two or more tools if the experience level is novice;

separating the single tool into a first tool and a second tool based on the adjustment, wherein the first tool comprises a first portion of functionality of the single tool, and the second tool comprises any remaining functionality of the single tool not separated into the first tool; and

providing the project view comprising the selected one or more development tools, over a network, and accessible to the developer.

16. The computer-readable device of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

generating code corresponding to the selected one or more development tools for rendering in a browser.

17. The computer-readable device of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving input via a project editor of the project view over the network, wherein the received input is program code.

18. The computer-readable device of claim 17, the operations further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the development tools of the ADE in a browser; and

transmitting a message to a server, wherein the message corresponds to triggering functionality corresponding to the selected development tool on the server.

19. The computer-readable device of claim 15, wherein the selecting comprises:

receiving a customization of a visual appearance of a selected development tool, wherein the customization is available to a first developer of a project with the expert experience level, but is restricted from a second developer of the project with the novice experience level.

20. The computer-readable device of claim 19, wherein generating comprises:

generating code corresponding to the customization of the visual appearance.