Patent ID: 7395312

Claim:
In a computing system with an operating system running one or more software applications, the one or more software applications including an integrated development environment configured to receive user input for developing computing programs, a method for enabling access to one or more online community resources from within the integrated development environment, the method comprising: an act of providing an integrated development environment that is configured to develop one or more computing programs; an act of displaying at least one link within the integrated development environment, the at least one link to information related to development of the one or more computer programs, the information being accessible over a network in response to user input received from within the integrated development environment; an act receiving user input selecting the at least one link; and a step for enabling access to the information related to development of the one or more computer programs using the integrated development environment, the integrated development environment opening an integrated Web browser within the integrated development environment in response to user input selecting the at least one link such that the integrated web browser appears to be part of the integrated development environment, the integrated web browser including the information corresponding to the displayed link.