Methods and apparatus for modifying software applications

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for executing a modified version of a software application in a computing system programmed to perform the method including initiating in the computing system, execution of a software application comprising an initial version of a function, wherein the initial version of the function consists of computer executable code, receiving in the computing system, a modified version of the function, wherein the modified version of the function which can be machine code, taking in human-readable configuration data and using that to direct operation, receiving in the computing system, a request to execute the function from within the software application, in response to the request to execute the function, the method includes inhibiting in the computing system, execution of the version of the function, and interpreting in the computing system, the modified version of the function to thereby execute the function.

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