Application ownership enforcement

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• receive a build request to build an application, a portion of the application being associated with ownership identification information identifying a responsible user that is responsible for development or maintenance of the portion of the application;
• before building the application, determine whether the responsible user is identified as a current user in stored information regarding current users;
• determine whether to build the application based at least on whether the responsible user is identified as a current user;
• in a first instance when the responsible user is identified as a current user, build the application in response to the build request;
• in a second instance when the responsible user is not identified as a current user:
• prevent the application from being built in response to the build request;
• and
• provide information via a graphical user interface indicating that the responsible user is not a current user.

A computer storage media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to:

• receive a compilation request to compile an application comprising multiple portions having different responsible developers, a particular portion of the application being associated with ownership identification information that identifies a particular responsible developer that is responsible for development or maintenance of the particular portion;
• before compiling the application in response to the compilation request, determine whether the particular responsible developer is identified in stored current user information as a current user;
• determine whether to compile the application based at least on whether the particular responsible developer is identified as a current user;
• in a first instance when the particular responsible developer is identified as a current user, compile the application;
• and
• in a second instance when the particular responsible developer is not identified as a current user:
• prevent the application from being compiled;
• and
• provide information via a graphical user interface indicating that the ownership identification information does not identify a current user as responsible for development or maintenance of the particular portion of the application.