A method and system for displaying an annotated file are described. The
method includes associating an annotation with a programming module of a
baseline file and displaying in a window of a graphical user interface
the baseline file as a tree structure having a plurality of nodes. Each
node represents a programming module of the baseline file. The method
also includes displaying the annotation proximate to the node that
represents the programming module with which the annotation is
associated. The annotation includes at least one message indicative of a
modification made to the baseline file by a contributor.