Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software program development tool – Testing or debugging
Reexamination Certificate
2008-09-30
2008-09-30
Zhen, Wei Y. (Department: 2191)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software program development tool
Testing or debugging
C717S107000, C717S124000, C719S328000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10692320
ABSTRACT:
A first exemplary method implementation for designing an application programming interface (API) includes: preparing multiple code samples for a core scenario, each respective code sample of the multiple code samples corresponding to a respective programming language of multiple programming languages; and deriving the API from the core scenario responsive to the multiple code samples. A second exemplary method for designing an API includes: selecting a core scenario for a feature area; writing at least one code sample for the core scenario; and deriving an API for the core scenario responsive to the at least one code sample. A third exemplary method for designing an API includes: deriving an API for a scenario responsive to at least one code sample written with regard to the scenario; performing one or more usability studies on the API utilizing multiple developers; and revising the API based on the one or more usability studies.
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Abrams Bradley Moore
Anderson Christopher L.
Brigham, II Robert Allan
Cwalina Krzysztof J.
Moore Anthony J.
Chen Qing
Lee & Hayes PLLC
Microsoft Corporation
Zhen Wei Y.
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