1. A computer-implemented method of managing an application development environment, the method comprising: receiving a request for an application build, wherein the application build has at least one dependency on at least one asset; and processing the request for the application build in response to receiving the request, the processing including: submitting at least one query to an asset management system for at least one asset containing a dependency needed for the build, wherein the asset management system separately manages the plurality of assets apart from the application development environment; and receiving at least one asset from the asset management system in response to submitting the at least one query.