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Anteneh Asnake - PeerSpot reviewer
Modern Data Center and Cloud Engineer II at IE Network Solutions PLC
MSP
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.

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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?

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
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Head of .NET Department at Evozon
MSP
Top 5Leaderboard
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
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reviewer1249881 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Designer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
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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Wei Hao Ong - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Analyst at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
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
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Chief Information Technology Officer at BMC Solutions
Real User
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. 

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it_user1370709 - PeerSpot reviewer
Programmer Specialist II at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Great code management feature; improved stability has increased reliability for us
Pros and Cons
  • "Code management is a new and convenient feature."
  • "File installations are heavy."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to develop web applications. I'm a programmer specialist II and we're customers of Visual Studio. 

What is most valuable?

I think the code management is the most convenient and valuable new feature. Deployment of the solution is also a very smooth process.

What needs improvement?

I think the file installations could be improved because they're very heavy and I'd like to see the solution support Python for developing purposes. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In the previous versions, the product wasn't so stable, but in this latest 2019 version they have fixed the issue and it's now a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good in this solution. We have about five developers in the company using it on a regular basis. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I'm very satisfied with the support. 

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to install, the only issue being that it takes up a lot of memory. We had two people involved with the deployment and implementation took a few days. We didn't use any consultants, we just followed the documentation.

What other advice do I have?

This is a simple product to use and the best advice I can give is to follow the documentation. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Devuser678 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a tech services company
Real User
The price is good and I don't need any special software to run this program
Pros and Cons
  • "I like it that I don't need any special software to run this program."
  • "In the next version I would like to see a better development tool."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case of this solution is to develop and maintain the main programs of the company for which we work.

What is most valuable?

I really like the distributed software programming on the Windows platform and also we need to develop on this platform since the company's computers work with the Windows network. I like that I don't need any additional software to develop on this platform.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio ( /products/microsoft-visual-studio-reviews ) for more than ten years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven't had any issues with the stability of this solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I believe the solution is scalable and we can increase our number of developers. We currently have 15 users. 

How are customer service and technical support?

We don't really use technical support. Whenever we have an issue, we search on the internet for a solution. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used other solutions before, but we decided to switch to Microsoft Visual Studio because it is the best solution for developing the Windows platform. We considered using Delphi Solutions, but few people were familiar with the platform, so we chose Visual Studio. More people use Visual Studio.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution comes at a good price and, even though there are free versions out there on the market, I still prefer this product because I like its interface.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to others is to simply install it and use it. I am really satisfied with this solution. My rating is eight out of ten. In the next version, I would like to see a better development tool. The current Mobile Application Development is very integrated.

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Software Development Quality Assurance Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
It is broad-spectrum so it can be used for a wide variety of technologies
Pros and Cons
  • "The feature I find most valuable is the fact that it's broad-spectrum, so it can be used for a wide variety of technologies."

    What is our primary use case?

    Our primary use case of this solution is for performance testing.

    What is most valuable?

    The feature I find most valuable is the fact that it's broad-spectrum, so it can be used for a wide variety of technologies. We are predominately .NET based and we use mostly .NET Core or .NET Framework so I can call in any immediate packages.

    What needs improvement?

    I would only say the deployment outline can be improved. We have shifted away from using Team Foundation Server, because it didn't work for our company. We shifted over to the Git approach and I do know that the Team Foundation Server has Git support. But we decided to rather go with GitLab as our main platform. 

    In terms of more support I would like to have the ability to plug into other open source pools. I know that it's focused towards the whole Microsoft Suite so it's more geared towards the Team Foundation Server, but if they can add more support to pools, that would be great.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for the part ten to thirteen years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    In terms of stability, it really works for us. There are drawbacks to every solution out there, it's built into it. Our company is stripped across using Visual Studio. Some of the architects use Visual Studio Code so they don't really need an extent of IDE. They have a nice cut of IDE using Visual Studio Code. In terms of stability, I don't think we have shifted away from Visual Studio at all. It will always remain our IDE tool of choice.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    With Microservice Architecture it has become very easy for us to scale out. I think it's more about the way that we handle scale. The tool allows it. I would say the hardships comes with the planning for scale, as opposed to the actual tool accommodating itself. We have about 1500 users on Visual Studio and then we have a small team dedicated to the maintenance of the deployment. 

    How are customer service and technical support?

    The technical team at Microsoft is known for their fast response time.

    How was the initial setup?

    We utilized a bunch of templates for the initial setup instead of going through the trials and tribulations of setting up everything at once. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I would highly recommend this solution. They've really gone the 9-mile to accommodate not only corporate or big companies, but small, single users to utilize the community issue or business vehicle, and to develop and build on application. I would highly recommend it to anyone. In the next version, I would like to see systems like Juta as well as more testing tools. There's a massive automation drive, anything in terms of more out of the box automation features for Selenium, or ACRONYM, or automation tools like that. I rate this program ten out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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