Software build optimization

A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for controlling a computing device to perform a method comprising:

• collecting information regarding file accesses and patterns from determining which files are accessed for read and which files are accessed for write by one or more software build tools and project interdependencies;
• injecting the collected information into a relational database that can be queried;
• and
• applying information developed in a database query to optimize a build.

A computer readable storage medium storing a development tool including computer executable instructions for controlling a computing device, the development tool configured to perform a method comprising:

• collecting information regarding file accesses and patterns from determining which files are accessed for read and which files are accessed for write by one or more software build tools and project interdependencies during a build, wherein the collected information includes at least one of project properties, build configurations, intermediate directories, metadata of the build, and project-to-project relationships;
• injecting the collected information into a relational database that can be queried, wherein the relational database supports incremental builds;
• generating a data cluster based on a query of the information in the database to depict built projects and interdependencies;
• and
• applying the data cluster to a build optimizer configured to selectively interact with build components to optimize a build.