Microsoft's code sharing site, GotDotNet, is being shutdown. The official deadline is July 2007, but specific areas will be closed long before then. Presumably users are expected to migrate to CodePlex, Microsoft's "open source project hosting web site".
The currently posted closure schedule is:
- February 20 Partners, Resource Center, Microsoft Tools
- March 20 Private workspaces, Team pages, Message Boards
- April 24 GDN CodeGallery (projected date)
- May 22 GDN User Samples (projected date)
- June 19 GDN Workspaces (projected date)
The stated reason for the closure is a significant drop in traffic and redundancy with other Microsoft sites.
InfoQ Asks: What community sites do you use for sharing code?
Community comments
good riddance
by Floyd Marinescu,
Re: good riddance
by Nicholas Piasecki,
good riddance
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From what I've been hearing in and out of Microsoft, this is a welcome event. :)
Re: good riddance
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Indeed! Codeplex is such a breath of fresh air compared to GotDotNet. The UI/page layout on GDN is, IMHO, a complete disaster.