Microsoft Docs
Type of site | Knowledge base |
|---|---|
| Available in | Multiple languages |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Microsoft |
| URL | docs.microsoftat theWayback Machine(archive index) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | June 2016 |
| Current status | Moved toMicrosoft Learn |
Microsoft Docswas a library of technical documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals who work withMicrosoftproducts. The Microsoft Docs website provided technical specifications, conceptual articles, tutorials, guides, API references, code samples and other information related to Microsoft software and web services. Microsoft Docs was introduced in June 2016 as a replacement for theMSDNandTechNetlibraries which previously hosted some of these materials.[1][2]Microsoft Docs initially contained only.NETdocumentation.[3]The process of migrating the bulk of theMSDNandTechNetlibraries' content took approximately two years.
In 2022, Microsoft Docs was made part of theMicrosoft Learnsite.[4][5][6]
Structure and features[edit]
The content on Microsoft Docs was organised into groups based on product or technology and steps of working with it: evaluating, getting started, planning, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting, and the navigation panel and product/service pages showed material breakdowns. The service allowed users to download specific docs sections asPDFfiles for offline use and included an estimated reading time for each article.
Each article was represented as aMarkdownfile in variousGitHubrepositories, and most of the documentation content was open-sourced and acceptedpull requests.Microsoft released a set ofVisual Studio Codeextensions,Docs Authoring Pack,to assist in editing Microsoft Docs content. It included the support of Docs-specific markdown features.[7][3]
History[edit]
Microsoft Docs preview was introduced in June 2016, initially containing.NETdocumentation. The process of migrating the bulk ofMSDNandTechNetlibraries' content has taken approximately two years. Key events:
- November 2016: the documentation forAzure,Visual Studio2017 RC,C++,ASP.NET Core,Entity Framework Core andSQLonLinuxwas added.[8]
- September 2017: the documentation forOffice SharePoint,Windows 10,Windows Server 2016,and BizTalk Server ITPro was migrated fromMSDN/TechNet.[9]
- February 2018: Microsoft added new feedback system for Docs based onGitHubissues.[10]
- September 2018: The launch of Microsoft Learn was announced on Microsoft Docs.[11]
- November 2018:OneDrivetechnical documentation moved fromTechNetto Microsoft Docs.[12]
- September 2022: The technical documentation from Microsoft Docs was made an item on the Microsoft Learn site.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Price, Mark J. (24 March 2017).C# 7 and.NET Core: Modern Cross-Platform Development.Packt Publishing Ltd.p. 126.ISBN9781787120266.
- ^Allen, Jonathan (4 May 2016)."MSDN/TechNet Being Replaced by Open Source Project docs.microsoft".InfoQ.Retrieved7 June2023.
- ^abSandquist, Jeff (9 January 2022)."Introducing docs.microsoft".Microsoft Docs.Retrieved7 June2023.
- ^"Microsoft Docs moves to new home at Microsoft Learn - OnMSFT".21 September 2022.Retrieved6 October2023.
- ^jeffsand (27 September 2018)."Introducing Microsoft /Learn".learn.microsoft.Retrieved6 October2023.
- ^Gola, Nishant (26 September 2022)."Microsoft moves its documentation from Docs to Learn".TheWindowsClub News.Retrieved6 October2023.
- ^Govoni, Sergio (14 September 2018)."Microsoft Docs and Localization Community Platform".SQLblog.Archived fromthe originalon 17 September 2018.
- ^"Microsoft Docs November Update".Microsoft.
- ^"Microsoft Docs September 2017 release notes".Microsoft.
- ^"A New Feedback System Is Coming to docs.microsoft".Microsoft.
- ^"Introducing Microsoft /Learn".Microsoft.
- ^João Carrasqueira. Microsoft is moving its OneDrive technical documentation to Microsoft DocsNeowin News
- ^Rifkin, Erin."Build skills that open doors—with Microsoft Learn".Microsoft Learn blog.
