Visual tool and architecting logical layers of software components

Abstract

A system and method of generating a software application using a software architecture tool includes: receiving a plurality of software component selections from a user via a computer; accessing one or more repositories stored on a computer-readable medium that define a plurality of software specifications; comparing the selected software components to the software specifications in the repositories; identifying compatibility features between the selected software components and the software specifications in the repositories; displaying the compatibility features of the selected components via a peripheral of the computer; and building a skeletal software application that includes the selected software components and one or more software components added based on compatibility features using one of the repositories stored on a computer-readable medium.

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