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CodePlex
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URLcodeplex.com
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CodePlex is an open-source project hosting website by Microsoft. It allows shared development of open-source software.[2] Its features include wiki pages, source control based on Mercurial, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Subversion (also powered by TFS) or Git, discussion forums, issue tracking, project tagging, RSS support, statistics, and releases (ClickOnce-releases are also supported).

While CodePlex encompasses a wide variety of projects, including SQL Server, WPF and Windows Forms-related projects, major activities center on the .NET Framework, including ASP.NET, and Microsoft's collaboration server, SharePoint. The most prominent and used project that was born inside CodePlex, the AJAX Control Toolkit is a joint project between the community and Microsoft.

History

The initial beta launched in May 2006, with the official release a month later in June. A new version of the website is released every three weeks adding additional features and updates.

In 2010, an unrelated CodePlex Foundation was renamed Outercurve Foundation to clear up confusion that there was a direct relationship between the foundation and CodePlex, which is solely owned and run by Microsoft.[3]

Since January 22, 2010, Mercurial distributed source control system is supported as well,[4] and this support has been enhanced.[5][6] On March 21, 2012, CodePlex announced the support of Git as a source control option.[7][8]

On March 31, 2017, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of CodePlex. Microsoft plans to make CodePlex read-only in October 2017 before finally shutting it down on December 15, 2017. Microsoft has partnered with GitHub to allow projects to the migrated to the service.[9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Codeplex.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ^ Sue Karlin (2011-06-06). "Social Networks for Engineers". IEEE.org. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. ^ "The CodePlex Foundation Rebrands, Renamed Outercurve Foundation"
  4. ^ "CodePlex now supporting native Mercurial". CodePlex Weblog. Microsoft. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Associating Change sets to Releases and Displaying Mercurial Branches/Tags". CodePlex Weblog. Microsoft. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ "CodePlex Mercurial Support for Forks". CodePlex Weblog. Microsoft. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ^ "git commit –m "CodePlex now supports Git!"". CodePlex Weblog. Microsoft. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ^ Bright, Peter (22 March 2012). "Microsoft brings git support to its CodePlex hosting service". Ars Technica. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. ^ Harry, Brian (March 31, 2017). "Shutting down CodePlex". Brian Harry's blog. Microsoft. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ Krill, Paul (April 3, 2017). "Microsoft to shut CodePlex open source project site". InfoWorld. IDG. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ Duckett, Chris (April 3, 2017). "Microsoft takes CodePlex to death row on back of GitHub monoculture". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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