System and method for software code review
US7904802B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/71
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for efficient code review performed during the software development. The method and system include storing information about a plurality of authors and reviewers; detecting code to be reviewed by analyzing a code repository with respect to recent code modifications; creating a code review invitation according to the stored information about a plurality of authors and reviewers; distributing the code review invitation to a respective reviewer; recording comments for review code from the respective reviewer; measuring coverage of the reviewed code; applying metrics to the code review invitations and the comments; measuring code review characteristics based on the applied metrics.
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