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Microsoft Developer Network

The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) was the division of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers and testers, such as hardware developers interested in the operating system (OS), and software developers developing on the various OS platforms or using the API or scripting languages of Microsoft's applications.

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DevelopersMicrosoft WindowsAPIsCDsDVDs
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Andrew HimesMacTechWeb standardsWeb browsersBob Gunderson
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Microsoft Office
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MicrosoftOperating systemMicrosoft DocsMicrosoft Learn
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Owner
Microsoft
Available in
English
Commercial
Yes
Current status
Offline
Launched
September 1992; 33 years ago (1992-09)
Registration
Optional

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Microsoft Developer Network

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples72
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Microsoft Developer Network

Top relations

related to Dr GUI and the MSDN Writers Team · 33
Microsoft Developer Network → Andrew Himes, As, Asche, August, Bob Gunderson, Dale Rogerson, Dennis Crain, Developer Technology Engineers, Dr, GUI, Gunderson, Herman Rodent, HTML, In, Internet, Ken Bergmann, Ken Lassesen, Library, Microsoft, Microsoft Developer Network News
related to history · 26
Microsoft Developer Network → Andrew Himes, API, April, CD-ROM-based, CDs, Disc, In, Internet Explorer, January, Level II, Macintosh, MacTech, MAPI, Microsoft Developer Network News, MSDN, MSDN CD, MSDN2, November, ODBC, P1
Available in · 1
Microsoft Developer Network → English
Commercial · 1
Microsoft Developer Network → Yes
Current status · 1
Microsoft Developer Network → Offline
Launched · 1
Microsoft Developer Network → September 1992; 33 years ago (1992-09)
Owner · 1
Microsoft Developer Network → Microsoft
Registration · 1
Microsoft Developer Network → Optional
Successor · 1
Microsoft Developer Network → Microsoft Docs
Type of site · 1
Microsoft Developer Network → Knowledge base

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Microsoft Developer NetworkAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
Microsoft Developer NetworkCommercialYes1.00infobox
Microsoft Developer NetworkCurrent statusOffline1.00infobox
Microsoft Developer NetworkLaunchedSeptember 1992; 33 years ago (1992-09)1.00infobox
Microsoft Developer NetworkOwnerMicrosoft1.00infobox
Microsoft Developer NetworkRegistrationOptional1.00infobox
Microsoft Developer NetworkSuccessorMicrosoft Docs1.00infobox
Microsoft Developer NetworkType of siteKnowledge base1.00infobox
Microsoft Developer NetworkURLmsdn.microsoft.com at the Wayback Machine (archive index)1.00infobox
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AJAX filteringinstance ofMSDN Forums were migrated to an all-new platform during 2008 that provided new features designed to improve efficiency0.80text
and a slide-up post editor.BlogsMSDN blogs was a series of blogs that were hosted under Microsoft's domainblogs.msdn.cominstance ofMSDN Forums were migrated to an all-new platform during 2008 that provided new features designed to improve efficiency0.80text

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