We use the Microsoft Visual Studio environment to write code for applications.
Admin at IEC (Electoral Commission of South Africa)
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?
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.
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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 Eidiko
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.
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Modern Data Center and Cloud Engineer II at IE Network Solutions PLC
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 BE1 consultancy
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 Evozon
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.
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Easy to integrate with GitHub, but there should be more support
Pros and Cons
- "It is easy to integrate with GitHub. We integrate with GitHub, and we deploy our solution on our local system. We need this integration for pushing our code. When we were working with Eclipse, we had to write everything in the command prompt, which is a little bit tricky, whereas Visual Studio is very much UI-based and simple. So, it's very easy to integrate GitHub with Visual Studio. It is much easier than Eclipse."
- "With the free version, we don't have that much support for Visual Studio. Its support is a little bit less and can be better."
What is most valuable?
It is easy to integrate with GitHub. We integrate with GitHub, and we deploy our solution on our local system. We need this integration for pushing our code. When we were working with Eclipse, we had to write everything in the command prompt, which is a little bit tricky, whereas Visual Studio is very much UI-based and simple. So, it's very easy to integrate GitHub with Visual Studio. It is much easier than Eclipse.
It is also good for debugging.
What needs improvement?
With the free version, we don't have that much support for Visual Studio. Its support is a little bit less and can be better.
I have recently shifted to Microsoft Visual Studio. Before that, I was working on Eclipse. I switched because of project requirements. Initially, it was a bit difficult to understand the debugging and other functionalities, but once I got familiar with it, I find it much easier than Eclipse. It can be made a bit easier for basic users.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with this solution for two months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Its scalability is good. In my team, we have around eight members.
How was the initial setup?
It is straightforward. I don't find it complex. I have also used Eclipse, and when I compare it with Eclipse, it is not that complex.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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.
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