1. A method for exchanging console data in a messaging system, the method comprising: receiving a message in a messaging client executing in memory by at least one processor of a computer; selecting in the message in the messaging client a portion of console data for a version of source code; and, responsive to the selection of the portion of console data, extracting corresponding meta-data for the message, determining a version of source code for the console data from the meta-data, and loading the version of the source code in an integrated development environment (IDE) executing in the memory by the at least one processor of the computer.