Is MSDN Gone?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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Microsoft has announced that

it is shutting down its MSDN Magazine after more than 30 years

. … “As Microsoft products and services expanded exponentially over the years, MSDN Magazine has gone through its own evolution, as well,” Microsoft said Monday.

Does MSDN exist?

MSDN Magazine was available as a print magazine in the United States, and online in 11 languages. The

last issue of the magazine was released in November 2019

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What is MSDN called now?

The Microsoft Developer Network, better known as MSDN, now called

Visual Studio Subscriptions

, is one of Microsoft’s most misunderstood products. The Visual Studio Subscription (formerly MSDN) is one of the largest community platforms for developers working on Microsoft technologies.

Is MSDN the same as Visual Studio?


Visual Studio Standard

subscriptions (formerly known as MSDN Subscriptions) simplify asset management by counting users rather than devices. NOTE: Visual Studio administrators must assign Visual Studio subscriptions to specific, named individuals.

What MSDN means?

The

Microsoft Developer Network

(MSDN) refers to a part of Microsoft Corporation dedicated to and especially created for developers and testers. Both hardware and software developer toolkits, manuals, discussion forums, blogs and related help and guide material are available on the website.

Can I use MSDN license at home?

MSDN subscriptions are

licensed on a per-user basis

. One person can use the software to design, develop, test, or demonstrate his or her programs on any number of devices. … That’s right, the MSDN that you company bought you entitles you to run Windows, Office & Visual Studio in production at home.

How much does MSDN cost?

A standard Visual Studio Enterprise subscription with MSDN costs

$5,999 for the first year and $2,569 annually for renewals

. VL customers get a discount, of course. An annual cloud subscription (with non-perpetual license) is a flat $2,999 per year.

Will there be a Windows 11?


Windows 11 is due out later in 2021

and will be delivered over several months. The rollout of the upgrade to Windows 10 devices already in use today will begin in 2022 through the first half of that year.

What is MSDN Magazine?

MSDN Magazine originally started as two separate magazines, Microsoft Systems Journal and

Microsoft Internet Developer

, which consolidated into MSDN Magazine in 2000. Our first issue that year was entirely devoted to the Windows operating environment.

How do I know if I have MSDN subscription?

You can login to the MSDN subscription

https://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions

using your Live ID. You will find the Subscriber ID in the “My Account” tab.

Can you buy Visual Studio without MSDN?

You can

purchase Visual Studio Professional without

an MSDN subscription or a Visual Studio subscription. … For more information, see how to buy Visual Studio Professional and Visual Studio Enterprise cloud subscriptions. Buy a standalone Visual Studio Professional 2019 license.

What is included in MSDN license?

What do I get when I buy a MSDN Subscription? … Development/Test Environment licenses– MSDN offers its users the ability to access or use any Microsoft Enterprise product they want for Dev/Test purposes.

All products like WinServer, BizTalk, SQL Server, SharePoint, Visio, Dynamics, MSProject, MSOffice etc

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Is Visual Studio 2019 free?

A fully-featured, extensible,

free IDE

for creating modern applications for Android, iOS, Windows, as well as web applications and cloud services.

What is MSDN support forums?

The new forum was launched earlier this week in preview, according to a document posted by Microsoft this week that was first spotted by ZDNet. … MSDN offers

a similar collection of resources, tutorials, discussion forums and software downloads specifically for developers

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What is Microsoft developer license?

Licensed are

for Design, Development, Testing

, and Demonstrating Your Programs. All Visual Studio subscriptions and Visual Studio Professional are licensed on a per-user basis. Each licensed user may install and use the software on any number of devices to design, develop, test, and demonstrate their programs.

Do MSDN license keys expire?

The Product Keys provided through MSDN and TechNet Subscriptions

do not expire

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Charlene Dyck
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Charlene is a software developer and technology expert with a degree in computer science. She has worked for major tech companies and has a keen understanding of how computers and electronics work. Sarah is also an advocate for digital privacy and security.