What's the fastest way to get the info I need from MSDN?

Question

In PHP, if I need info on a function I can just type http://php.net/function-name. If the function doesn't exist it performs a search of all functions. The documentation for every function is usually 1 page long and contains all relevant info needed (params, return types, sample code, comments, special cases).

When I search for something on MSDN it usually takes 2-3 clicks before I can even get to what I was looking for.

Since I spend a good amount of time trying to extract very basic information from MSDN, is there a website or service that condenses this information for quicker easier access?

For example, I know for Java there is http://javadocs.org/ which makes it easier to find documentation (http://javadocs.org/Color redirects to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/awt/Color.html)

Does anything like this exist already? Thanks.

Answer 1

Use Google and specify site:msdn.microsoft.com

http://www.google.com/search?q=system.net.mail+site%3Amsdn.microsoft.com

Note: I also use this method to search SO -- Google using site:stackoverflow.com