Why did TypeScript move to GitHub?

Question

TypeScript was hosted on CodePlex for years, but recently moved to GitHub.

Is GitHub a technically better, more suitable platform, or

is it because CodePlex is Microsoft's page, and a lot less popular because of that?

The next version of ASP.Net (https://github.com/aspnet/Home) is being developed on GitHub. Is appealing to the open-source community a new high priority for Microsoft?

Thanks!

This question appears to be off-topic because it is about Microsoft's motivation for using GitHub. — ChrisGPT was on strike, Jul 31 '14 at 12:41
Considering it's about why a private company did something, you probably need to find a press release or blog post explaining their motivation. Or talk to somebody at Microsoft. Beyond that, this is idle speculation. — ChrisGPT was on strike, Jul 31 '14 at 13:01
Thanks for your answers, Chris! I thought this topic to be much more straight-forward. — Wtf1sh, Jul 31 '14 at 13:53

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 31 '14 at 08:35

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answered Jul 31 '14 at 08:35

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