1. Instructions on a computer-usable medium wherein the instructions when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for storing a class of a software development layer, said method comprising: opening a layer folder in a computer file system; opening a class file in said layer folder, wherein said class file comprises an editable text file for storing information related to any methods implemented within said class; and writing a method of said class into said class file, wherein said method comprises a unit of software instructions to be performed as part of said class.