1. A method for quantifying changes in an individual component among a plurality of components, wherein the components are incorporated in a build in a software development environment and wherein at least a portion of the software development environment and the components are resident on a software development computer, the method comprising the steps of: calculating a baseline weight of the individual component prior to a change; effecting, on the software development computer, the change to the individual component; calculating a modified weight of the individual component after the change; determining a threshold for a difference between the baseline weight and the modified weight of the individual component; calculating the difference between the baseline weight and the modified weight of the individual component; providing on the software development computer a notification if the difference exceeds the threshold.