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New Bing Maps v7 Modules Announced

In September last year, Microsoft kicked off the Bing Maps v7 Module CodePlex Project, aimed specifically at creating one place where all developers could find and even share useful modules to enhance the capabilities of Bing Maps V7 API. Ten modules have been submitted to the project to date, but there are some ot...

28 January 2012
05:12 GMT

Bing Maps v7 Module Project Now Live on CodePlex

The newly launched Bing Maps v7 Module Project available on CodePlex is designed to streamline development tasks related to the Bing Maps V7 map control, and to save devs time by simplifying access to reusable code. With the Bing Maps V7 map control set up to support a modular framework, the new CodePlex project com...

26 August 2011
07:01 GMT

All-In-One Code Framework Downloaded Over 1 Million Times

Microsoft’s free, centralized library of code samples available through CodePlex has been downloaded in excess of 1 million times in the past year alone, the company revealed this week. The 1 million downloads of the All-In-One Code Framework all happened in fiscal year 2011, namely between mid-2010 and the su...

6 July 2011
07:56 GMT

SQL Server Compression Estimator Tool Available on CodePlex

The SQL Server Compression Estimator is a tool designed to help IT professionals apply data compression to the data bases they administer. Offered free of charge via CodePlex, SQL Server Compression Estimator has been released under an open source license, allowing customers to also contribute to its evolution. Fat...

27 May 2011
05:29 GMT

Free Windows Azure AppFabric Learning Series on CodePlex

Want to get started with Windows Azure AppFabric beginning with the basics? Then Microsoft might have the right set of resources for you. The software giant is providing Cloud customers with the Windows Azure AppFabric Learning Series, available on CodePlex. According to the description from Microsoft: “This ...

16 May 2011
04:57 GMT

Microsoft Updates All-In-One Code Framework

And updated version of the Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework is now live on CodePlex and available for download to developers. Jialiang Ge, support engineer 2 with Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Community Support and the creator of the All-In-One Code Framework announced the availability of the update on March...

10 March 2011
06:38 GMT

Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework Free, Centralized Code Sample Library

  The All-In-One Code Framework can be instrumental in the evolution to next-level, example-centric coding for developers. Microsoft offers a wide variety of resources to make the lives of developers easier, and this code library is an illustrative example in this regard. With  the All...

17 January 2011
07:31 GMT

Mercurial Gets $25,000 from CodePlex

Microsoft's CodePlex.com team has donated $25,000 for the development of the Mercurial project, in response to the project leader's recent appeal.Matt Mackall's Mercurial was already added as a choice on CodePlex earlier this year, so CodePlex members have the possibility of using it as a distributed v...

7 September 2010
09:08 GMT

Microsoft CodePlex Evolves with New Features

Microsoft’s repository of open source projects has evolved with the addition of new features, improving a range of aspects across CodePlex. The Redmond company wrapped up the deployment of its latest version of CodePlex on March 26th, 2010, delivering, among others, support for Windows Live ID accounts. Accordi...

26 March 2010
06:33 GMT

Access the Free All-In-One Code Framework from Microsoft

An open source project from Microsoft is designed to make it easier for developers to leverage the company’s development platform and tools. The All-In-One Code Framework is offered for free via CodePlex and is an impressive collection of resources, essentially code samples of Microsoft development technologies...

29 January 2010
06:11 GMT

Microsoft’s CodePlex Now Supports Mercurial

Microsoft has added support for Mercurial in its repository of open source projects, as of January 25th, 2010. According to the Redmond company, the introduction of support for the Mercurial distributed source control management system was catalyzed by feedback from members of the CodePlex community. Sara Ford, the ...

26 January 2010
07:58 GMT

Microsoft Launches CodePlex Open Source Foundation

Microsoft’s foray into open source territory has advanced to the next level, as the company founded the CodePlex open source foundation. With the mission to enable “the exchange of code and understanding among software companies and open source communities,” the CodePlex Foundation debuted on Septem...

11 September 2009
06:02 GMT

Download WikiPlex Free Open Source Wiki Engine from Microsoft

WikiPlex is a wiki engine designed to integrate seamlessly into applications build with the .NET framework. Furthermore, it is none other than the wiki engine that Microsoft is using for its Cloud-based repository of open source projects, CodePlex. In this regard, developers that want to leverage CodePlex's wiki...

30 July 2009
07:30 GMT

Over 10,000 Projects for Microsoft's Open Source Repository

There's nothing like the volume of projects and the sheer traffic statistics to prove that Microsoft's repository for open-source projects is a success. Over the past weekend CodePlex managed to pass the 10,000 mark when it comes down to the total number of projects hosted by the Redmond company. But at the...

8 July 2009
07:27 GMT

Acceptance Test Engineering Guide Beta 2 Live on CodePlex

How do you decide that a software product is indeed ready for the customers? Well, the Acceptance Test Engineering Guide is a good place to start. As of June 30, the Beta version of the Volume I of the Acceptance Test Engineering Guide (Jun 30, 2009) is live on CodePlex and now available for download. Microsoft indic...

1 July 2009
06:11 GMT

Microsoft Bridges CodePlex with Black Duck Open Source Repository

Microsoft has bridged its open-source project hosting website with the Black Duck repository for open-source projects. In this regard, the Redmond company informed that CodePlex content would automatically make its way into the Black Duck KnowledgeBase. On top of this, CodePlex projects would also be offered as resul...

20 May 2009
07:22 GMT

Introducing the Microsoft Open Source Club

Microsoft has a long history of rivaling open source, a history that is now seeing the company increasingly warming up to the competitive technology and business model. An illustrative example in this context is the Microsoft Open Source Club, a project that made its debut on the software giant's repository for ...

9 March 2009
10:16 GMT

Microsoft's Open Source Repository a Smashing Success

Microsoft's open source project repository has been a smashing success considering the statistics associated with the website for 2008. CodePlex, designed to streamline the building of an open source project community by offering free hosting and the adjacent sharing and collaboration infrastructure, e...

27 January 2009
06:08 GMT

The Vista and XP Network Monitor 3.2 Parsers Go Open Source

The bits for Network Monitor 3.2 went live in mid-September 2008, and following the release of the latest version, Microsoft has also overhauled the parser management. Paul Long from the NetMon team indicated that the parsers were revamped in order to support upgrades and, in this context, a new project was launched ...

10 November 2008
06:05 GMT

Microsoft's Open Source Hosting Website - 1 Million Unique Visitors/Month

Although Microsoft and open source are two items situated by default at the opposite poles of the software environment, the Redmond company is increasingly breaking down the boundaries associated with its proprietary business model. The software giant's open source project hosting website is drawing in in excess...

7 August 2008
07:42 GMT

Microsoft Building Hybrid Open Source Software Development Model

Microsoft is undeniably embracing open source more and more, from its interoperability initiatives to its open source lab and to the integration of alternative development practices into its own model of building proprietary software. One aspect of the Redmond giant's new found focus on open source is the creati...

10 June 2008
06:16 GMT

Microsoft Says Open Source Is Nothing without the Source Code

As far as Microsoft is concerned, the availability of the source code and open source solutions are an integral part of the same recipe. The Redmond company proved this point as it pulled down the Sandcastle project from its open source project hosting web site: CodePlex. The move came following complaints indicating...

9 June 2008
09:01 GMT

Code Gallery - Snippets, Samples and Resources

Although Windows Server 2008 (RTM expected in February) and SQL Server 2008 (RTM expected in Q3 2008) are yet to be released to manufacturing in light of the fast approaching Heroes Happen Here launch in Los Angeles on February 27, 2008, Visual Studio 2008 is ready and set to go. The 2008 edition of Microsoft's ...

29 January 2008
03:19 GMT

Microsoft Offers the Source Code for Tafiti

There's a new Windows Live Platform Quick Application in town, and available for download via CodePlex. But, do not confuse a Windows Live Platform Quick Application with an actual application. What Microsoft is delivering through CodePlex is the source code for the experimental Tafiti search front-end. As the c...

19 December 2007
09:33 GMT


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