I use the reporting portion of Microsoft Visual Studio.
Deputy Manager at Arya Omnitalk Wireless Solutions Private Limited
Standard scalability, helpful reporting, with good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "I have found that it is scalable."
- "I would like to have more integration with other platforms and technologies."
What is our primary use case?
What needs improvement?
I would like to have more integration with other platforms and technologies.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for about two years now.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found that it is scalable. We have some old products and we have a standard expansion platform. As far as scalability goes, I have done a lot of work with access and reporting, finding ways to upgrade the old systems and old platforms, with some newer versions, or migrate to other systems.
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How are customer service and support?
I use technical support for database questions.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.
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CEO at Kapstone Technological Services LLP
High availability and helpful program designing
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Visual Studio is stable and the performance was good. However, if you do not have decent hardware you will not have the same experience."
- "Microsoft Visual Studio could improve by being compatible with more operating systems. However, we understand the solution is proprietary to Microsoft."
What is our primary use case?
I use Visual Studio for one of my projects. I was designing programs and it helped me out making programs.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Visual Studio could improve by being compatible with more operating systems. However, we understand the solution is proprietary to Microsoft.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is stable and the performance was good. However, if you do not have decent hardware you will not have the same experience.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the support from Microsoft.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Lead Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
An integrated development environment that performs better than some competing products
Pros and Cons
- "I like that it works fine and that it performs better than competing products. I'm very happy with Microsoft Visual Studio."
- "It would be better if it didn't get stuck. Sometimes when we are writing code, we open too many tabs and modules, and it gets stuck."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for coding purposes and to integrate the code with the other code. It's helpful to know what bugs are in there.
What is most valuable?
I like that it works fine and that it performs better than competing products. I'm very happy with Microsoft Visual Studio.
What needs improvement?
It would be better if it didn't get stuck. Sometimes when we are writing code, we open too many tabs and modules, and it gets stuck.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for about four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is a scalable solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. It's not that complex. You can push or pull the code very quickly with some commands. The deployment time depends on how much code you are writing and the internet speed. It won't take much time. For me, on average, we write the code in the morning, and we submit that to the cloud at the end of the day. This takes hardly 15 to 20 minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We use the free version, and you don't need a license.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Compared to other platforms, this is the best one. I use Python and Anaconda for Python-related things. So, compared to these, I found Visual Studio to be far better as we can install with all the requirements. We can install most of the other things there.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to potential users.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Visual Studio a nine.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Software Designer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It's helpful when coding, but I would like to see more detailed error and failure reports
Pros and Cons
- "Visual Studio makes it easier to compile the code and shows me the errors upfront when coding. For example, it will tell me when a reference is incorrect or if there's a mistake within the function calls. I like how it highlights with a red underline so that I know there's an error at that point."
- "I would like to see Visual Studio improve reporting to give us more details on failures. When there are failures, it's difficult to debug. It would be helpful to have more error information to help us to identify the issue and resolve it. I want to know more about software failures and exceptions in the system."
What is most valuable?
Visual Studio makes it easier to compile the code and shows me the errors upfront when coding. For example, it will tell me when a reference is incorrect or if there's a mistake within the function calls. I like how it highlights with a red underline so that I know there's an error at that point.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see Visual Studio improve reporting to give us more details on failures. When there are failures, it's difficult to debug. It would be helpful to have more error information to help us to identify the issue and resolve it. I want to know more about software failures and exceptions in the system.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with Microsoft Visual Studio for around six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Visual Studio is quite stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Visual Studio is scalable. I can install the latest modules and run my software through them.
How are customer service and support?
Microsoft support is good enough, though sometimes it could be more responsive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've been using CLion IDE on Linux. It's good, but Visual Studio is more intuitive, and Microsoft offers better support.
How was the initial setup?
Visual Studio is straightforward. It was easy to set up and use.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio seven out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Information Technology Analyst at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
It supports multiple languages but the UI could be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "We like Visual Studio because you can choose the different types of languages, like JavaScript. I think it's better than the other solutions I used."
- "The interface could be more user friendly"
What is most valuable?
We like Visual Studio because you can choose the different types of languages, like JavaScript. I think it's better than the other solutions I used.
What needs improvement?
The interface could be more user friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with Visual Studio for about two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Yeah. Stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I think it's good.
How are customer service and support?
Microsoft support is quite responsive to our questions.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used Sublime before.
How was the initial setup?
Straightforward
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Solution Architect at Red Hat
Powerful and convenient solution with cross-platform support and robust architecture
Pros and Cons
- "You can easily create, edit, and test any software and develop applications for all the major platforms, including cloud, desktop, and mobile."
- "Could be improved with the ability to personalize the interface and development style and to edit extension requirements."
What is our primary use case?
My primary business is designing architecture, and I use Visual Studio to demonstrate how to use VS code in the browser. For example, if someone has a business idea for a banking application and is starting to think about how to develop it, they can use Visual Studio to make a very quick prototype. The pipelines then deliver this project to the new environment, and the end-user can see how quickly the application works.
How has it helped my organization?
Visual Studio improves communication between teams, which saves valuable time.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the lightweight cross-platform support and the robust architecture. You can easily create, edit, and test any software and develop applications for all the major platforms, including cloud, desktop, and mobile.
What needs improvement?
Visual Studio could be improved with the ability to personalize the interface and development style and to edit extension requirements.
For how long have I used the solution?
What other advice do I have?
Visual Studio is a very good, very convenient, very powerful development solution. I would rate it as nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Ingeniero de DevOps at Babel Software
WPF is helpful for rendering user interface, and there is a lot of information on the web about it
Pros and Cons
- "Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF is valuable. It's a tool to give clients a user interface for Windows applications. The summary for mobile applications is also very useful."
- "There could be some features for YAML pipelines in Visual Studio."
What is our primary use case?
I am a DevOps engineer. I work from Ecuador for clients around LatAm, principally banks. I work with the banks that use DevOps continuous integration and continuous deployment. I also work with Visual Studio.
What is most valuable?
Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF is valuable. It's a tool to give clients a user interface for Windows applications. The summary for mobile applications is also very useful.
What needs improvement?
You need a lot of RAM to run the applications with Visual Studio and Unity. For example, if you want to do work on a game, you need a lot of resources or RAM for Visual Studio and Unity.
There could be some features related to Azure DevOps. There could be some features for YAML pipelines in Visual Studio.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for 14 years.
How are customer service and support?
We can find a lot of information on the internet when we have any issues.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it a 10 out of 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Chief Information Technology Officer at BMC Solutions
A free solution with good technical support, stability, performance and ease of use
Pros and Cons
- "I like the performance, stability and ease of use."
- "I would like to see more tools in the next release."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for development purposes.
What is most valuable?
The solution is a very good tool. I like the performance, stability and ease of use.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see more tools in the next release.
For how long have I used the solution?
Since Microsoft Visual Studio comprises the core of Microsoft development, we have been making use of it for 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I like the solution's stability.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is fine.
What about the implementation team?
We have no need for deployment, as this can be handled by the individual user.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is a free tool.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is deployed both on-premises and in the cloud.
I cannot think of features which should be included in the next release, as they already upgrade the solution on their own.
The solution is a very good product. There is no need for better integration.
All of our customers use the solution. It is on a desktop application. We have around 40 developers.
I would definitely recommend the solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio as a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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