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Confirmed—Microsoft Buys GitHub For $7.5 Billion

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Swati Khandelwal

Here’s the biggest news of the week—Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion.

For those unaware, GitHub is a popular code repository hosting service that allows developers to host their projects, documentation, and code in the cloud u… Continue reading Confirmed—Microsoft Buys GitHub For $7.5 Billion→

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Wang Wei

Microsoft has announced to shut down CodePlex — its website for hosting repositories of open-source software projects — on December 15, 2017.

Launched in 2006, CodePlex was one of the Microsoft’s biggest steps towards the world of open source commun… Continue reading Microsoft is Shutting Down CodePlex, Asks Devs To Move To GitHub→