The platform's use cases depend on the entire system diagram. For instance, if we have login software, it determines the users' access level. It helps admin users in uploading and managing user accounts. Other users can register, validate passwords, save, download, and upload tasks.
Software engineer at Punjab Group
Stable platform with efficient built-in features
Pros and Cons
- "The system can efficiently manage the databases."
- "They could add new modules to the platform for enhanced functioning."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The system can efficiently manage the databases.
What needs improvement?
They could add new modules to the platform for enhanced functioning. If we have a new system, we can add new features and improve the product to make it better than the previous system.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio's latest version, 6.0, for two years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Visual Studio is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable platform.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, we used Sublime for backend connectivity. We switched because Sublime is a basic and not a standard tool for companies. We can create only small projects using it. However, Microsoft Visual Studio is an open-source tool that offers a lot of technologies. With its help, we can develop applications in various languages, create Windows or iOS software, and even build console applications.
How was the initial setup?
The setup process is easy if we are already working on a project. It is complex if we want to create a new project from start to end. The time taken for deployment depends on what kind of project we are working with. In case of any queries, we refer to YouTube videos, ChatGPT, and Google to find the solutions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm using the platform's open-source version.
What other advice do I have?
If you're working on a simple project, Microsoft Visual Studio might be more than you need. You can go for it if you plan to create bigger software. It offers a wide range of built-in features. I rate it a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Director at Herdian Informatika
Helps with creating and managing projects, and writing code
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Visual Studio helps my company improve efficiency in software development suites."
- "Microsoft Visual Studio can improve integration with the Microsoft Office suite; this was only implemented in 2022."
What is our primary use case?
The early use of Microsoft Visual Studio was for developing and creating software applications. Then, with technology development, I used Microsoft Visual Studio to create cross-platform software applications such as web, mobile, and desktop applications.
Microsoft Visual Studio also provides debugging tools, project management tools, and source control which makes project management easier for me - especially after I combine it with Git.
Microsoft Visual Studio allows me to create and manage projects, write code, and debug and test applications. Also, it helps me with advanced features to develop applications for the cloud, IoT, and AI.
How has it helped my organization?
Microsoft Visual Studio helps my company improve efficiency in software development suites.
It includes various features, such as an integrated development environment, source control, debugging, and deployment tools.
Visual Studio also enables teams to collaborate and share code more efficiently. This can help companies streamline development processes and reduce time spent on repetitive tasks.
Additionally, Visual Studio provides a comprehensive set of debugging tools that can help enterprises quickly identify and resolve issues.
Finally, Visual Studio offers a suite of features that allow companies to customize their development environment, such as templates and extensions, that can help them optimize their workflow.
What is most valuable?
Sometimes being able to complete one line of code with many functions and lines requires a lot of mental and physical precision. However, Microsoft Visual Studio helped me with IntelliSense. IntelliSense helped me with autocomplete and code snippets to help speed up development. It also helps me quickly find and deploy the right code.
Apart from that, in terms of development, my team and I sometimes continue to improve and perfect the website or application that is being worked on so that everything is neat and well-tracked. For that, I use version control. Version control is a feature built into Visual Studio that helps me manage and track changes to the code I'm working on. This helps ensure that teams work from the same codebase and can quickly roll back to a previous version if needed.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Visual Studio can improve integration with the Microsoft Office suite; this was only implemented in 2022. Why this is important is that almost all companies have MS Office to work with, and nowadays, automation is becoming an effective role model to increase company efficiency and can save operational costs and purchase technology licenses.
Microsoft Visual Studio can be used to create applications that integrate directly with the Microsoft Office suite. This includes Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. With this integration, enterprises can create powerful applications that utilize existing Office features and capabilities.
For example, I can use Visual Studio to create a custom Excel add-in that adds new features and capabilities to a spreadsheet application. Then I can also create Outlook add-ins that provide additional functionality to the email client. Additionally, Visual Studio could be used to create applications that interact with Office documents, enabling companies to develop sophisticated applications that interact with Office documents in new and exciting ways.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Microsoft Visual Studio for about four years for code editing, debugging, test tracking, and GUI development.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is a very stable development environment. It's been around for years and has a proven track record of reliability.
It is updated regularly with new features and bug fixes and is designed to be highly customizable and expandable.
With a comprehensive set of tools and debugging capabilities, Visual Studio provides the ideal development environment for me or company interns. Overall, Microsoft Visual Studio has a very stable and reliable development environment.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is a comprehensive development environment with tools for various development needs.
It is designed to scale easily across projects running in companies of all sizes and complexities.
Visual Studio is highly scalable and provides developers with powerful features that help me build robust and efficient applications.
Visual Studio supports multiple languages and technologies, such as .NET, C#, C++, HTML, JavaScript, and more. It also provides an intuitive interface for quickly building, debugging, and deploying applications. Plus, Visual Studio is highly extensible, letting me customize the IDE to suit my particular needs.
Visual Studio also includes various integrations with popular third-party tools and services, such as GitHub, Azure, and others. With its scalability, Visual Studio is a great choice for teams.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is very helpful for directing our problem to a solution precisely and quickly.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I didn't switch from another platform or vendor. That said, I combined something with Visual Studio Code. There are some plugins that only I can use in Visual Studio Code and the Visual Studio Code community is more active.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is a little complex and needs to be adjusted to the device used.
What about the implementation team?
With an in-house team, we could handle the setup ourselves.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
For setup costs, I suggest making Microsoft Visual Code the main tool for final testing before releasing it to the public. Subscribing to Microsoft Visual Studio will be quite expensive for a small company. Therefore, other teams can use open-source coding tools.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did evaluate Eclipse IDE.
What other advice do I have?
I like the price-sharing method and direct support for developers from Microsoft.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
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Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Robust development solution that improves productivity
Pros and Cons
- "The valuable feature is that it provides a basic template for everything and built-in debugging tools. They definitely save me time."
- "The hot reload feature is good, but sometimes it doesn't work. It could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for project development, including tasks such as web API, hosted services, mini-tests, and more.
What is most valuable?
The valuable feature is that it provides a basic template for everything and built-in debugging tools. They definitely save me time.
Compared to 2019, the 2022 version runs much smoother. The older version used to freeze if I had too many consoles open. The 2022 version is lighter and performs significantly better. Also, the ID itself is quite lightweight.
The UI is fine; they've kept it consistent for a while now, so it's familiar.
What needs improvement?
The hot reload feature is good, but sometimes it doesn't work. It could be improved.
Also, the solution is heavy. If it could become lighter, it would attract a larger user base.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the solution since 2008, so for the past 15 years. I’m currently using the latest version from 2022.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is highly stable. I rate it a nine out of ten, with ten being the highest.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
If you have multiple windows open, up to three is fine. However, when you exceed three windows, especially on individual laptops, it tends to slow down the system. It is heavy; it is not a light solution.
We have around ten users for the solution.
How was the initial setup?
The setup process is straightforward, the only thing is the downloadable file is a bit large in size. The deployment process is quite simple.
You just need to download the file, double-check it, have an administrator, and you're good to go. It takes approximately 20 minutes to complete the setup.
What about the implementation team?
It can be implemented in-house. We have to keep the updates running; that is it. There is no other maintenance required.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would rate the solution a seven on a scale from one to ten, with one being the most affordable and ten being the most expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend the solution to all. It enhances productivity. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
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.
DC Project Delivery Senior Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Reliable, easy to implement, and utilizes drag and drop functionality
Pros and Cons
- "It is pretty simple to set up."
- "For Visual Studio, the only challenge I've faced is referencing any package or new concept I'm trying to debug or run."
What is our primary use case?
I have used Visual Studio in my school to develop small applications for college assignments. It's basically for software development.
I use all healthcare tools. I work with digital care, so I work on integration engines, which are basic. I handle the interface engines. Integration engines are what I'm mostly working on. For example, I'm working a lot with Rhapsody and Mirth.
Visual Studio is used by software developers who develop applications. I am just a consultant. I was just trying to manage my skills and have just used it recently.
What is most valuable?
The design feature is really helpful. It's just a drag-and-drop process, which speeds up the design state of the project. I think designing any application is quite precise, and it's easier to do than any other application.
It is pretty simple to set up.
The stability is good.
What needs improvement?
For Visual Studio, the only challenge I've faced is referencing any package or new concept I'm trying to debug or run. For example, with Visual Studio, you must import a package if you're doing any specific development. You need to import that package if you're developing a specific programming language. Maybe they could have a framework that includes everything. Sometimes you have to go out of your way and search for a specific package so that you have the code that you need.
It's too soon for me to provide feedback for Visual Studio since I've not been an active user of that software for very long. Maybe they could have documentation that includes everything so the information you need is easy to find.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used it maybe for a year, a little more than a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's just me who's using it right now for my personal use. Of course, it is used widely. I'm pretty sure there are millions of people using Visual Studio.
How was the initial setup?
It's easy to implement. I just did download it from the net. It was quite easy. You just downloaded and install it. It takes maybe an hour.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is no cost involved. You simply download the solution.
What other advice do I have?
It is a desktop application. It is not on the cloud.
I'd recommend the solution to others. It's easy to use.
I would rate the solution eight out of ten.
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.
Xamarin Developer at Cognizant
Easy to understand, simple to implement, and easy to expand
Pros and Cons
- "We have no issues with scaling."
- "Every time it updates, there are issues."
What is our primary use case?
I'm using Visual Studio 2022 on a MacBook.
What is most valuable?
The installation process is not difficult.
It's good overall.
The solution is stable.
We have no issues with scaling.
What needs improvement?
I don't know what area needs to be better.
Every time it updates, there are issues. It alerts to an exception and then quits. They need to improve that aspect.
We would like a .NET core API. Currently, Visual Studio is using a .NET core six version.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for around four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution. There are no bugs. It works well.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution can scale as needed.
We have around 5,000 people on it. Typically, they are developers.
How are customer service and support?
The solution itself is good. We don't have issues. I've never had to contact support.
I have had to contact the Microsoft team due to some items surrounding the Xamarin platform, however.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We chose Microsoft Visual Studio due to the fact that it's a .NET part for developing applications and contains many more things like C#, a mobile application for Xamarin, and MBC, et cetera. That's why many people are using it. I can't speak to what was used before.
How was the initial setup?
It's very simple to install the solution. First, you need to install it, then, we need to install Xcode for iOS and Android SDK for Android. We need to install the Xamarin profiler when using Visual Studio as well.
It's a big file that you need to download during installation. For Android and iOS, it's something like a 20GB file that needs to be downloaded. Visual Studio is not more than 3GB to 4GB to set up, however, Android SDK is a very big file, which is why it's more than 15GB.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't deal with the licensing aspects of the product. I'm not sure how much we pay.
What other advice do I have?
Currently, I'm using Visual Studio version 2022.
I'd recommend the solution to others. It's a great product.
It's very easy to understand and develop the application.
I'd rate it an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Project Manager (Assistant Director, Technology Division) at a government with 10,001+ employees
Beneficial user interface, flexible, and good support
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Microsoft Visual Studio is the user interface."
- "The best advice I can give to others is to take training because it's so easy to use out of the box. However, you might tend to install it and maybe configure it improperly. You need to have some training."
What is our primary use case?
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio for software development.
How has it helped my organization?
Microsoft Visual Studio has improved the way our organization functions by allowing us to develop applications rapidly.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Visual Studio is the user interface.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have found Microsoft Visual Studio to be stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is scalable.
We have an assistant director and software development using Microsoft Visual Studio in my department. In the whole company, there could be hundreds using Microsoft Visual Studio.
In my department, they do not like Microsoft Visual Studio, but across the departments, we will increase the usage of Microsoft Visual Studio.
How are customer service and support?
I rate the support from Microsoft Visual Studio a four out of five.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used a couple of different packages prior to Microsoft Visual Studio.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio was straightforward and take approximately 20 minutes.
What about the implementation team?
We have two people for the deployment and maintenance of Microsoft Visual Studio.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost of using Microsoft Visual Studio is approximately $1,700 per user.
I rate the price of Microsoft Visual Studio a four out of five.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated other solutions before choosing Microsoft Visual Studio, such as DELFI. I chose Microsoft Visual Studio because it was easier to use and more flexible.
What other advice do I have?
The best advice I can give to others is to take training because it's so easy to use out of the box. However, you might tend to install it and maybe configure it improperly. You need to have some training.
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.
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.
Technical Lead at Cellulant Kenya
Can be used to develop applications but needs improvement in integrations
Pros and Cons
- "We use the solution to develop applications."
- "Microsoft Visual Studio needs to improve integration."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to develop applications.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Visual Studio needs to improve integration.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio's stability a nine out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is straightforward. It takes less than an hour to complete.
What about the implementation team?
I can install the solution by myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Microsoft Visual Studio is a free product.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
General manager at ESOFT
Comes with Azure DevOps integration which helps to check code quality but needs to improve documentation
Pros and Cons
- "My company works with outsourced programmers. The solution helps us to test, integrate and foresee the code quality. We can trace the development stages."
- "Visual Studio Team System needs to improve documentation."
What is our primary use case?
I use the Visual Studio Team System for programming.
How has it helped my organization?
My company works with outsourced programmers. The solution helps us to test, integrate and foresee the code quality. We can trace the development stages.
What is most valuable?
I like Azure DevOps integration and the nativeness of the C#.
What needs improvement?
Visual Studio Team System needs to improve documentation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution's stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the product's scalability a nine out of ten.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Visual Studio Team System is expensive, but it is worth the money.
What other advice do I have?
You can start using the community edition first. I rate the tool 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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