Documentation roadmaps and community networking for developers on large projects
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsChristopher L. Bush, Lik Cheung
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Abstract
A version control system includes a mechanism for a learning roadmap based on information available from a source repository. More particularly, the mechanism generates an easily understandable timeline of a project and a directory of developers based on information available in the version control system that contains the source content of a project. The timeline for the project may be tied to the directory of developers. Under each date in the timeline, a list of developers and their roles and commits may be listed.
Claims8
A method, in a data processing system, for automating a learning roadmap based on information available from a version control system, the method comprising:
- receiving a commit for a project with associated metadata, wherein the commit comprises a version of a software component in the project and wherein the metadata comprises contact information for a developer providing the version of the software component;
- adding the commit with associated metadata to a content repository for the project;
- generating a developer directory based on metadata in the content repository;
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- generating a timeline based on metadata in the content repository.
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