I primarily use Cognosys Secured Visual Studio Professional for developing Azure functions, working with Python on CCR, and managing database projects. While I'm involved in some application development, particularly with Azure functions, I'm not a professional backend developer.
With just a few keyboard shortcuts or menu clicks, I can create functions and scaffolds quickly, which boosts my productivity
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Visual Studio Code has significantly improved my workflow, especially for Azure functions. With just a few keyboard shortcuts or menu clicks, I can create functions and scaffolds quickly, which boosts my productivity. Additionally, features like build, rebuild and publish allow seamless interaction with Microsoft products, enhancing productivity significantly.
What is most valuable?
Some of the features I find most valuable in Cognosys Secured Visual Studio Professional are the SQL tools for schema and data comparison, integration with Git for version control, and deployment tools for interacting with the cloud. These tools enhance productivity significantly, especially for smaller environments, although proper CI/CD practices should still be followed for larger organizations.
What needs improvement?
I think it would be beneficial to improve the capabilities of Cognosys Secured Visual Studio Professional to interact more seamlessly with open-source languages like Python, alongside existing support for Microsoft technologies.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Cognosys Secured Visual Studio Professional for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In terms of stability, I'd rate it around a nine out of ten despite occasional issues like hanging or shutting down, which occur very rarely.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I find Cognosys Secured Visual Studio Professional to be highly scalable, with a rating of 9 out of 10, due to its ability to handle local development and cloud resources seamlessly. Many of my coworkers also use this solution, and I personally use it for all my work, so it's at a hundred percent usage.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying Cognosys Secured Visual Studio Professional is straightforward and can be done in just a few steps. It can be either set it up locally and use Azure DevOps for build and deploy pipelines, or follow industry standards for CI/CD with other cloud tools.
What was our ROI?
Performance or productivity improvement is crucial in the tech industry. I would estimate that Cognosys Secured Visual Studio Professional has around a 30% improvement in this aspect.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I find the pricing for Cognosys Secured Visual Studio Professional to be very accommodating for organizations, with various license types available, starting at around $90 per person per year.
What other advice do I have?
I primarily work with development frameworks like MVC, Azure functions, Python, and C#, which are very flexible and suitable for framework adoption. My advice for other customers considering this solution is to try it out themselves as it's suitable for small to medium businesses.
Overall, I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
