Methods and systems for displaying distributed computing components using symbols

Abstract

Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide an improved software development tool that generates code corresponding to a distributed computing component that contains methods of a plurality of types and that displays a diagrammatic graphical representation of the method with symbols indicating the type of method.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 876,108, filed Sep. 4, 2010 (Attorney Docket No. BOR-094A1CIPDIVCON1) entitled “Methods and Systems for Supporting and Deploying Distributed Computing Components,” which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 257,724, filed Oct. 25, 2005 (Attorney Docket No. BOR-094A1CIPDIV) entitled “Methods and Systems for Supporting and Deploying Distributed Computing Components,” now U.S. Pat. No. 7,793,256, which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 839,646, filed Apr. 20, 2001 (Attorney Docket No. BOR-094A1CIP) entitled “Distributed Computing Component System with Diagrammatic Graphical Representation of Code with Separate Delineated Display Area by Type,” now U.S. Pat. No. 7,051,316, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 680,063, filed Oct. 4, 2000 (Attorney Docket No. BOR-094A1) entitled “Method and System fo...

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Benefits of technology

[0022]The software development tool also saves significant programming development time as well as costs for conventional tools by allowing a developer to generate, compile, assemble, deploy, and debug a distributed computing component, such as an Enterprise JavaBean™, without having to use multiple conventional tools. By using the software development tool to support and deploy an EJB, a developer produces error-free code in a shorter amount of time as the risk of error is reduced by alleviating the need to switch from tool to tool during the development and deployment process of the EJB. In addition, the software development tool provides the programmer with a segregated grouping and view of methods that define the behavior of an EJB, where the programmer is able to easily identify a method in an EJB implementation class to a respective method signature in either an EJB Home Interface or an EJB Remote Interface that corresponds to the EJB implementation class as explained below.

Problems solved by technology

The software development tool also saves significant programming development time as well as costs for conventional tools by allowing a developer to generate, compile, assemble, deploy, and debug a distributed computing component, such as an Enterprise JavaBean™, without having to use multiple conventional tools.

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