Microsoft has announced plans to shut down CodePlex and is collaborating with the CodePlex team to facilitate the migration of projects to GitHub, while continuing to support SVN clients for users preferring it over Git. Over the years, Microsoft has made substantial contributions to open source on GitHub, with over 16,000 contributors positively impacting both its ecosystem and the broader open source community. The transition aims to welcome CodePlex projects to GitHub, enhancing their integration into the open source landscape.