SYSK 307: What Does X Indicate in MSDN Documentation?

Once upon a time there were icons to indicate a public method , a protected method , a static member … you get the picture. A few years ago we were introduced to the new symbol , which indicates support for .NET compact framework.

 

Relatively recently, your trusty MSDN started using a new symbol -- . Mousing over the image pops up the following tip – “Supported by the XNA Framework”.

 

Now the question is -- what is the XNA Framework?

 

The XNA Framework is a set of managed code (i.e. .NET) development libraries that increase productivity game developers for of Windows and Xbox 360.

 

In case you’re curious, XNA is not an acronym; but thus far, I wasn’t able to discover where the name came from…

 

If you’re interested to learn more about the XNA Framework, visit XNA FAQ at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/xna/aa937793.aspx.

Comments

• Anonymous
  March 15, 2007
  XNA... see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_XNA (however Dave maintains that he wsa joking when he made up what the acronym stood for. In reality its just a cool market brand name)

• Anonymous
  March 20, 2007
  The comment has been removed

• Anonymous
  March 26, 2007
  even though it was already linked, XNA = XNA is Not an Acronym ;)