Method of collaborative software development
First Claim
1. A method of collaboratively developing software, comprising:
- (a) recording a plurality of developers'"'"' tasks as the tasks occur via software executing on a computer, wherein the tasks comprise viewing and editing files;
(b) determining an actual score between two tasks via software executing on a computer, wherein the actual score is determined by a weight comprising;
a high amount of weight comprising 1 when a common file is edited in both tasks, a low amount of weight comprising 0.59 when the common file is viewed in both tasks, and a middle amount of weight comprising 0.79 when the common file is viewed in one task and edited in the other task;
(c) calculating a score between the two tasks via software executing on a computer by dividing the actual score by a maximum potential score to produce a ratio, wherein the maximum potential score is a union of files between the two tasks that have been edited and/or viewed; and
(d) determining the developers of the two tasks need to coordinate if the score exceeds a threshold score.
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Abstract
A method of collaboratively developing software includes recording a plurality of developers'"'"' tasks relating to a collection of software development files via software executing on a computer. The method further includes calculating a proximity score between a plurality of tasks based on the overlap of the developers'"'"' activities via software executing on a computer. The method further includes selecting and capturing a group of task properties that along with the proximity score can be used to select a group of task pairings that require coordination. The method further includes notifying the developers assigned to the task pairings selected that they may need to coordinate their development efforts.
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4 Claims
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1. A method of collaboratively developing software, comprising:
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(a) recording a plurality of developers'"'"' tasks as the tasks occur via software executing on a computer, wherein the tasks comprise viewing and editing files; (b) determining an actual score between two tasks via software executing on a computer, wherein the actual score is determined by a weight comprising;
a high amount of weight comprising 1 when a common file is edited in both tasks, a low amount of weight comprising 0.59 when the common file is viewed in both tasks, and a middle amount of weight comprising 0.79 when the common file is viewed in one task and edited in the other task;(c) calculating a score between the two tasks via software executing on a computer by dividing the actual score by a maximum potential score to produce a ratio, wherein the maximum potential score is a union of files between the two tasks that have been edited and/or viewed; and (d) determining the developers of the two tasks need to coordinate if the score exceeds a threshold score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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