I think Microsoft Visual Studio is a good tool.
Software Development Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
After the initial setup, it is easy to use with different languages
Pros and Cons
- "The stability is fine."
- "The initial setup could be more straightforward."
How has it helped my organization?
What is most valuable?
I think it is very successful and easy to use. I currently do not see any areas to develop. Microsoft Visual Studio is an excellent product.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is fine.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have a very scalable solution with Microsoft Visual Studio.
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How are customer service and support?
We have not had the need to use technical support, but the website has been good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup could be more straightforward. After the initial setup, it is easy to use and develop codes in different languages.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
A license is required. I think it is a good product, but the price is high. They could sell it at a better price point.
What other advice do I have?
I would 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.
Sr. Manager of Software and Controls at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Reliable, useful debugging, and simple implmentation
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are debugging and IntelliSense."
- "Microsoft Visual Studio could improve by making it faster. Every time they add a new feature or plugin it slows it down. They should allow the user to turn off features they do not use."
What is our primary use case?
We use Microsoft Visual Studio to write desktop applications.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are debugging and IntelliSense.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Visual Studio could improve by making it faster. Every time they add a new feature or plugin it slows it down. They should allow the user to turn off features they do not use.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately 18 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio has excellent stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There are six software developers using Microsoft Visual Studio.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the support from Microsoft Visual Studio.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is easy.
What about the implementation team?
Each of the six software developers that are using Microsoft Visual Studio self-manages their workstations.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost of using Microsoft Visual Studio monthly is approximately $300.
What other advice do I have?
Microsoft Visual Studio is the best development environment out there, but it's also the slowest.
I would recommend others to use Microsoft Visual Studio.
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.
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Admin at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Well-defined processes, beneficial team integration, and highly scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are the way we are able to design code, deploy, and test our application. It is easy to move an artifact from the start to the deployment stage. It has well-defined processes that you can integrate with any team. Additionally, the solution is always improving."
- "Microsoft Visual Studio can improve by bringing back designers. They used to have designers for architecture charts and diagrams. They were able to do things, such as database design. If they can bring them back, it would be great."
What is our primary use case?
We use the Microsoft Visual Studio environment to write code for applications.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Microsoft Visual Studio are the way we are able to design code, deploy, and test our application. It is easy to move an artifact from the start to the deployment stage. It has well-defined processes that you can integrate with any team. Additionally, the solution is always improving.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Visual Studio can improve by bringing back designers. They used to have designers for architecture charts and diagrams. They were able to do things, such as database design. If they can bring them back, it would be great.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio can scale in terms of expected loads. It is highly scalable.
We have four people who use the solution in my organization.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using another solution prior to Microsoft Visual Studio.
How was the initial setup?
Microsoft Visual Studio's initial setup is easy. The process took approximately two to three hours.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation of Microsoft Visual Studio in-house. We use one person for the deployment and support of the solution.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment using Microsoft Visual Studio. Within a week you can be more proficient and see the value.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
You have to be a subscriber with a Visual Studio subscription to use the solution and the organization has to purchase a license that's linked to the account.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is they should try Microsoft Visual Studio. They will achieve quicker results in terms of being able to deliver the project compared to the competition.
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a ten 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.
Software Trainee at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Scalable, stable, and quick installation
Pros and Cons
- "The scalability of Microsoft Visual Studio is good."
- "There is room for improvement in the price of the solution overall."
What is our primary use case?
Microsoft Visual Studio can be deployed on the cloud and on-premise.
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio for developing applications.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in the price of the solution overall.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is highly stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Microsoft Visual Studio is good.
We have 10 to 15 people using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted the support from Microsoft Visual Studio. We have not had any major issues.
How was the initial setup?
The installation of the Microsoft Visual Studio in approximately 15 minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The license is taken care of by my company and the price could be less expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
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.
Modern Data Center and Cloud Engineer II at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Smooth running tool for mobile app development
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is how smoothly it runs."
- "Microsoft should add more visualization for analytical studies or research."
What is our primary use case?
I mainly use Visual Studio for mobile app development and searching libraries or different kinds of programming language.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is how smoothly it runs.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft should add more visualization for analytical studies or research.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Visual Studio for one to two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Visual Studio is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I've not found Visual Studio to be scalable.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is a little complex - after installing Visual Studio, you may need to download the particular libraries you want to work with from their repository. Installation took around two to three hours.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
You may have to purchase more hardware utilities like processors or RAM.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Visual Studio to other users and would rate it 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.
CTO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Software development tool that offers a scalable and integrated development environment
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable aspect of this solution is the integrated development environment. It also offers a very good integration with Microsoft Cloud."
- "This solution could be integrated with other open-source languages, such as Python and not only C#, .NET or Microsoft development languages."
What is our primary use case?
We use Visual Studio for development and for projects using VS Code and Visual Studio Code.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable aspect of this solution is the integrated development environment. It also offers a very good integration with Microsoft Cloud.
What needs improvement?
This solution could be integrated with other open-source languages, such as Python and not only C#, .NET or Microsoft development languages.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution. Scalability is not such an important parameter for us because we use this solution as a development tool.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use NetBeans for Java development. When I compare NetBeans with Visual Studio, Visual Studio is more professional than NetBeans.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and took less than half a day.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Yeah, of course. We work to use the Professional Visual Studio, because they have some capabilities for CI/CD pipeline. For that reason, in the future, maybe six months later, we will start to use Visual Studio Professional.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Lead Technical Consultant (Information Technology) at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Beneficial usability, plenty of built-in tools, and documentation available online
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Visual Studio's most valuable features are usability. It's an integrated development environment, they have a lot of built-in tools that will be helpful for a new developer to quickly develop their applications, such as mobile applications or web applications."
What is our primary use case?
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio for internal application development within our organization. For example, small application developments.
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Visual Studio's most valuable features are usability. It's an integrated development environment, they have a lot of built-in tools that will be helpful for a new developer to quickly develop their applications, such as mobile applications or web applications.
There are a lot of materials or online resources that are available. Microsoft Visual Studio is easy to figure out and start working on it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Microsoft Visual Studio is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have not seen any difficulties when scaling Microsoft Visual Studio.
We have four users in the IT department using this solution in my company.
How are customer service and support?
I did not face any issues needed to use the technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used a previous solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is not complex, it is simple. When using Azure DevOps for the deployment of Microsoft Visual Studio it only takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
What about the implementation team?
We did the deployment of Microsoft Visual Studio in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of Microsoft Visual Studio is reasonable but could be better.
What other advice do I have?
I am satisfied with the solution. I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio an 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.
Head of .NET Department at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
It covers everything you need for custom software development, including architecture for automation testing
Pros and Cons
- "Visual Studio is a tool used for custom software development. It covers everything under this umbrella, including architecture for automation testing."
- "There have been some issues but not very often."
What is our primary use case?
Visual Studio is a tool used for custom software development. It covers everything under this umbrella, including architecture for automation testing. We have between 60 and 70 users working with Visual Studio.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Microsoft Visual Studio for 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Visual Studio is stable enough. There have been some issues but not very often.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Visual Studio is a development environment. It only runs on one computer. Everyone has their own installation. If we talk about the cloud version, it's scalable. It has served our needs. We plan to increase usage by 5 to 10 percent as our departments grow.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio since .NET first came out. Prior to that, I used tools with other software development languages like Eclipse. Eclipse was an IDE-independent software vendor.
How was the initial setup?
Installing Visual Studio is easy on average. Sometimes you need to install various libraries, so it depends on your setup. I would say it's medium difficulty.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Visual Studio nine out of 10.
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.
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