Rapidly assembling and deploying selected software solutions

A software product comprising a non-transitory machine readable storage medium having stored thereon a program of instructions, wherein the program of instructions upon being executed on a device causes the device to:

• store a plurality of software building blocks each having a functional software component and a meta data component, the meta data component describing one or more attributes of the software solution;
• generate logical relationships between said plurality of software building blocks based on said meta data components;
• receive inputs for selecting a subset of building blocks from among said plurality of software building blocks for use in the software solution;
• and
• generate a description file describing the subset of building blocks and the logical relationships between the software building blocks in said subset of building blocks;
• wherein the plurality of software building blocks comprises a first software building block that includes a first meta data component, wherein the one or more attributes of the first meta data component specify the plurality of software building blocks compatible with the first software building block.

A system configured to assemble a software solution, the system comprising:

• an electronically readable storage medium configured to store a plurality of software solution building blocks each having a functional software component and a meta data component, the meta data component describing one or more attributes of the software solution;
• processor configured to execute instructions to generate logical relationships between said plurality of software building blocks based on said meta data components;
• a display device configured to display a graphic representation of said plurality of software building blocks on a user accessible display;
• and
• a user input device configured to receive inputs for selecting a subset of building blocks from among said plurality of software building blocks for use in the software solution;
• wherein the processor further generates a description file describing the subset of building blocks and the logical relationships between the software building blocks in said subset of building blocks;
• and
• wherein the plurality of software building blocks comprises a first software building block that includes a first meta data component, wherein the one or more attributes of the first meta data component specify the plurality of software building blocks compatible with the first software building block.