.Net Source Code Released

eascarface · 05-October-07, 10:02 AM

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	Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET has always been an industry leader in providing a programming and debugging environment for numerous languages including Visual C++, C++/#, J/J#, Visual Basic, and many more. However, despite the general good sentiment about the product, Microsoft was oft criticized for not revealing the source code to its libraries. Now Microsoft is taking steps towards open sourcing its code and finally is letting developers peek under the hood as it releases the source code to the various .NET component libraries. The move is detailed on the blog of Scott Gu, a Microsoft employee. Scott Gu and his team have been hard at work to provide coders with access to .NET Framework Libraries source code and allow them to debug this source code in Microsoft's upcoming .NET 3.5 and VS 2008 releases. The initial release will contain source code for the .NET Base Class Libraries (System, System.IO, System.Collections, System.Configuration, System.Threading, System.Net, System.Security, System.Runtime, System.Text, etc), ASP.NET (System.Web), Windows Forms (System.Windows.Forms), ADO.NET (System.Data), XML (System.Xml), and WPF (System.Windows).

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s1ugh34d · 05-October-07, 11:41 AM

Wow, thats awesome, the first step into open source from microsoft.....

I have a feeling though its to keep M$ sales of VS 2008 up...

...and to keep less people from switching to true open source.

Monsignor Funkibut · 05-October-07, 03:00 PM

As a Microsoft developer, I fail to be impressed.

Who REALLY wants to read through hundreds of goobleygook pages of C code? Will it make you a better coder? a more knowledgeable consumer? r does it just make you go WTF?

I mean should Paytom Manning be slaughtering pigs to get a better feel for the game of football?

I dunno.......

-MF

05-October-07, 11:41 AM		#2 (permalink)
s1ugh34d Apex Tech God	Re: .Net Source Code Released Wow, thats awesome, the first step into open source from microsoft..... I have a feeling though its to keep M$ sales of VS 2008 up... ...and to keep less people from switching to true open source.

05-October-07, 03:00 PM		#3 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer	Re: .Net Source Code Released As a Microsoft developer, I fail to be impressed. Who REALLY wants to read through hundreds of goobleygook pages of C code? Will it make you a better coder? a more knowledgeable consumer? r does it just make you go WTF? I mean should Paytom Manning be slaughtering pigs to get a better feel for the game of football? I dunno....... -MF

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