# Brent Rector — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Brent Rector has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Software Developers Keep Track of API Versions Automatically](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9830146/visual-studio-code) — granted 2017
  A system that automatically tags software building blocks with version data to prevent developers from accidentally breaking code when updating operating systems.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/brent-rector

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