CodePlex
{{distinguish|CodePlex Foundation}}
{{short description|Web-based collaborative software platform}}
{{Infobox website
| name = CodePlex
| caption = CodePlex homepage
| url = {{url|//codeplex.com}}
| commercial = no
| type = Forge
| registration = Optional
| language = English
| owner = Microsoft
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2006|05}}
| current_status = Offline
}}
CodePlex was a forge website by Microsoft. While it was active, it allowed shared development of open-source software.{{Cite web
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Its features included wiki pages, source control based on Mercurial, TFVC, Subversion or Git, discussion forums, issue tracking, project tagging, RSS support, statistics, and releases.
While CodePlex once encompassed a wide variety of projects, including SQL Server, WPF and Windows Forms-related projects, its major activities were focused on .NET Framework (including ASP.NET) and 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 started in May 2006, with the final release a month later in June. A new version of the website was 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.outercurve.org/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/19/The-CodePlex-Foundation-Rebrands-Renamed-Outercurve-Foundation |title="The CodePlex Foundation Rebrands, Renamed Outercurve Foundation" |access-date=2013-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002150156/http://www.outercurve.org/News/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/19/The-CodePlex-Foundation-Rebrands-Renamed-Outercurve-Foundation |archive-date=2010-10-02 |url-status=dead }}
Since January 22, 2010, Mercurial distributed source control system has been supported as well,{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/codeplex/archive/2010/01/22/codeplex-now-supporting-native-mercurial.aspx|title=CodePlex now supporting native Mercurial|publisher=Microsoft|work=CodePlex Weblog|access-date=30 April 2016}} and this support has been enhanced.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/codeplex/archive/2010/02/12/associating-change-sets-to-releases-and-displaying-mercurial-branches-tags.aspx|title=Associating Change sets to Releases and Displaying Mercurial Branches/Tags|publisher=Microsoft|work=CodePlex Weblog|access-date=30 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/codeplex/archive/2010/03/05/codeplex-mercurial-support-for-forks.aspx|title=CodePlex Mercurial Support for Forks|publisher=Microsoft|work=CodePlex Weblog|access-date=30 April 2016}} On March 21, 2012, CodePlex announced the support of Git as a source control option.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/codeplex/archive/2012/03/21/git-commit-m-codeplex-now-supports-git.aspx|title=git commit –m "CodePlex now supports Git!"|publisher=Microsoft|work=CodePlex Weblog|access-date=30 April 2016}}{{cite news|last=Bright|first=Peter|title=Microsoft brings git support to its CodePlex hosting service|url=https://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/03/microsoft-brings-git-support-to-its-codeplex-hosting-service.ars|access-date=23 March 2012|newspaper=Ars Technica|date=22 March 2012}}
On March 31, 2017, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of CodePlex. The original plan was to make CodePlex read-only in October 2017 before finally shutting it down on December 15, 2017. Microsoft partnered with GitHub to allow projects to be migrated to the service.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/bharry/2017/03/31/shutting-down-codeplex/|title=Shutting down CodePlex|last=Harry|first=Brian|date=March 31, 2017|website=Brian Harry's blog|publisher=Microsoft}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/3186701/open-source-tools/microsoft-to-shut-codeplex-open-source-project-site.html|title=Microsoft to shut CodePlex open source project site|last=Krill|first=Paul|date=April 3, 2017|website=InfoWorld|publisher=IDG}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-takes-codeplex-to-death-row-on-back-of-github-monoculture/|title=Microsoft takes CodePlex to death row on back of GitHub monoculture|last=Duckett|first=Chris|date=April 3, 2017|website=ZDNet|publisher=CBS Interactive}} An archive was available as a lightweight site to browse the projects that remain, in a read-only mode. The projects could be downloaded or transferred to GitHub or a similar place. Microsoft finally shut down the archive on October 21, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/CodePlex |title=CodePlex |publisher=Archiveteam |access-date=12 February 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|//www.codeplex.com}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120104063441/http://www.outercurve.org/About "OuterCurve Foundation - about"]
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Category:Project hosting websites
Category:Discontinued open-source software hosting facilities