Microsoft Visual Studio Other Advice

LorenzoMoore - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager (Assistant Director, Technology Division) at a government with 10,001+ employees

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.

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NN
Senior Software Developer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Microsoft Visual Studio is a vast application. We need to explore more and make use of it. I would definitely recommend the solution to those planning to use it.

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.

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AA
Software engineer at Punjab Group

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.

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SC
DC Project Delivery Senior Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

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.

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Vishal Paliwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Xamarin Developer at Cognizant

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.

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Nishan Timilsina - PeerSpot reviewer
Mobile Engeneer at ServiceLInk inc

My advice to others is Microsoft Visual Studio is a good tool for development. It is easy to handle and use, and it has a clean UI design. Overall it is not complicated. Anyone can use it to develop any web application or mobile application. It's cross-platform, it can run on Microsoft Windows and macOS. The cross-platform features are good.

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.

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Jandy Aditya Pratisto - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Software Engineer at PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk.

I'm using the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio, e.g. the 2022 version if I remember correctly. It depends on what my company is using.

The most valuable thing about Microsoft Visual Studio is that it's already deployed in my company and used by my company, so I can just use it. That's the reason I'm using the program.

I haven't contacted technical support for Microsoft Visual Studio.

I'm giving Microsoft Visual Studio a rating of eight out of ten.

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Deni Herdian - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Herdian Informatika

I like the price-sharing method and direct support for developers from Microsoft.

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AO
Technical Team Lead at Bosla

Overall, I would rat it ten out of ten.

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RS
Senior technical project manager at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

Overall, I rate it a ten. It's very user-friendly and feature-rich.

However, there's always room for improvement in the product. Features like automation test cases to meet market requirements would be beneficial.

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PedroNavarro - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Development & Validation Manager at JT International SA

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

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AndreyRogov - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Konus

In my company, three users work with Microsoft Visual Studio.

I would recommend WebStorm to others, rather than Microsoft Visual Studio.

My rating for Microsoft Visual Studio is six out of ten, though my friends would probably rate the solution a ten.

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PP
Data engineer at Ernst & Young

I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. 

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DP
Product Design Engineer at Cummins Inc.

This is a good solution for developing .NET applications and other applications.

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.

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HS
Senior Soft Engineer at SECP

Microsoft Visual Studio is an excellent IDE, but the features are more of VS Code. For small to medium-sized organizations, the licensing for Visual Studio may be too expensive. It is really suited for companies that work on the cloud, or have large teams working on Microsoft Stack. Many open-source tools provide similar feature sets. 

On the other hand, you will find Visual Studio more user-friendly than open source. It has a better GUI and is more plug-and-drop compared to other IDEs.

It is also a personal preference. If you are comfortable with command terms, then Visual Studio provides that. If you require a TFS repository, you do need Visual Studio as an IDE, as they are really tightly coupled and easy to do all your CI/CD. Lastly, if you use a version control other than TFS, then you may prefer a different IDE, like VS Code or an open-source IDE.

The main factor is going to come down to cost. 

I would rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten overall.

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CK
Enterprise Architect - Integrations at BCA

My company has been using Microsoft Visual Studio for development purposes, particularly Microsoft Visual Studio for .NET development.

I would highly recommend Microsoft Visual Studio to others looking into implementing it. I would also advise that it has some learning curve to use, in particular, people need the technical skill to use the tool properly.

My rating for Microsoft Visual Studio is eight out of ten.

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Micheale See - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business System Developer at AVEVA

If you want to use .NET or C#, then Visual Studio is the best solution. 

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. 

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AN
CEO at Shiraz University

I rate this product a ten out of ten. This product is a very good choice for people searching for an Integrated IDE. Microsoft IDE is very integrated and does not require other tools except Microsoft Visual Studio.NET. However, the product could be improved by including axle intelligence.

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Crewmem67 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at College Notre Dame de Nazareth

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

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Azad Periwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at ATOS

We use the enterprise edition of the product. We're using the latest version.

We're end-users of Visual Studio. We're also using Microsoft Teams as well.

We have a couple of applications running on-prem. The roadmap is to move as much as possible onto Azure.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

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Andres  Alberdi - PeerSpot reviewer
General manager at ESOFT

You can start using the community edition first. I rate the tool an eight out of ten. 

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Goran Peterson - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior SQL Server DBA Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

I am the only person that is needed for maintaining the solution.

My advice to others is to do small steps at the beginning to make it simple. This solution is very large and is best to do it in small steps.

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.

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Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Cellulant Kenya

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten. 

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Software Engineer at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I recommend the solution to others. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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EM
System administrator and network manager at MEO

I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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MK
Penetration tester at KNBS (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

I would recommend the product to others. It supports different types of software development for websites, web apps, mobile apps, computer programs, or any other web services.

I'd rate it eight out of ten. 

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Mehmet Saribas - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Development Manager at Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik

I would rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.

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ManjitRay - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I would rate it a seven out of ten.

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Sergio Aranda Parra - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Application Solutions at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

We're customers and end-users.

While this solution is currently on-premises, the plan is this year try to migrate some tools to the cloud using Azure.

I'd advise new users that it's important initially to do some training to implement Visual Studio. If there are people trying to implement Visual Studio in the company, it's very important to consider the training that will be involved and not just the licensing costs. 

I'd rate the product at a nine out of ten. It's a good solution.

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PK
Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

I recommend the solution to all. It enhances productivity. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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SB
Admin at IEC (Electoral Commission of South Africa)

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.

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Alaa T Alhorani - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Consultant (Enterprise Architect) at Devoteam

We provide Microsoft products to customers.

We are using the 2019 version. I know that they have been planning or they already did create a new version of it, however, the last one was 2019.

I would rate the solution at a nine ot of ten. There is always room for improvement, however, we've been quite happy with it so far.

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Bahattin Yetismis - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at BE1 consultancy

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

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Dimitar Alexov - PeerSpot reviewer
CDO at SGROUP

I rate this solution a four out of ten. I would recommend this solution depending on the business case. It is a very simple and nice tool for simple tasks, but I would not recommend it for complex tasks.

I can't speak to performance because it's a cloud solution, and it depends on the cloud. When you are using real-time data, you need the results immediately, so if the cloud is not fast enough, it's an issue. Results aren't provided in real-time, but if it is on-premises, this can be avoided. But if it is on-premises, you must give up some features. Therefore, it is challenging to determine performance.

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Darko Margetic - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

I am always on the lookout for open-source applications, but they are not always the best choice for organizations. It is usually more cost-effective to use open-source software as it requires fewer personnel to maintain it. Purchasing expensive software may be a better solution than open-source applications if more people are needed. Ultimately, the manager will decide what they want, but some open-source software can be less stable than Oracle, which is very expensive but also very stable. Although the solutions are free, they do not provide as many options and can not do certain things that Oracle can do.

Microsoft Visual Studio is easy to install and has a lot of extensions that we can use for different programming languages. The solution is very good, it's simple and free to use. I recommend Microsoft Visual Studio to everyone.

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BN
Sr. Manager of Software and Controls at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

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.

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ZL
R&D Director at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I think how the product gets used and how it fits your use case depends on different user scenarios in the development environment. I cannot say which tool is better for someone in their circumstances. If someone wants to use the open-source to get free development resources, I think that is also an okay solution, but they may need to spend more time on making anything integrated with other OSS (Open Source Software) or OTS (Off-The-Shelf Software) software.  

I would recommend this product, but it depends on the user's scenario and the user environment. I cannot easily say if another user can easily accommodate Microsoft Visual Studio or not.  

On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate Visual Studio as a seven or eight-out-of-ten.  

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ONUR ÇALISKAN - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner at INFOLOJIK

I rate the product a nine out of ten. 

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Danie Joubert - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at ProQuanta

Microsoft Visual Studio helps streamline team collaboration. I would recommend Microsoft Visual Studio to other users.

Overall, I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.

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Muhammad Mukkarum - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Software Engineer at NCR Corporation

Visual Studio is the best tool available for working on the Microsoft platform, with features that aren't available on any other development tool. I would rate Visual Studio nine out of ten.

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VamsiKrishna2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Trainee at Eidiko

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.

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CM
Lead Technical Consultant (Information Technology) at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I am satisfied with the solution. I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.

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SN
Tech Lead at Abtran

This tool is widely used in the software industry. The most recent version, 2019, has a lot of new functionality, some of which I still have to explore. Visual Studio is a developer friendly tool.

My advice for anybody who is considering using Visual Studio is that it is a complete package that contains everything you need for .NET code development.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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SN
Tech Lead at Abtran

Our organization has a partnership with Microsoft.

I'd recommend the solution. It's a straightforward tool people can use to help develop solutions.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

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JM
Software Developer at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees

I would rate the tool a nine out of ten. 

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HH
Senior Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

I believe I am using the 2015 version of the solution. It's the default for C-Sharp programs at the very least. Depending on what programs we get in, we can often use it extensively. I don't have plans to expand the solution right now. There are other solutions that would be available to us. 

For example, if we're going to do Python development, we'll probably use PyCharm instead of Visual Studio. Visual Studio does support Python, but PyCharm was in there before and everybody knows it. So we don't really force people to use it. Our company is a small company, where developers can choose their own development avenues.

In terms of advice, I would give to other users, I would suggest following a tutorial at first if you've never used it. They actually have some good tutorials online. If you actually follow them line by line, you get the setup and training that you need. Their help answers to random user questions are terrible, however.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten, mostly due to the fact that it's got a lot of features. If you want to do development, it makes it easy. I know, on the other hand, that there are some other really amazing tools out there. However, they aren't necessarily free. It's a good selling point: you get all this stuff for free, it's standard, and lots of people use it. Once you've learned it, it's quite useful.

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ZK
Sr. Managing Consultant - Data Driven Enterprise at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a seven out of ten.

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VinodKumar9 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Analyst at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would recommend this solution to potential users.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Visual Studio a nine.

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CC
Head of .NET Department at Evozon

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio nine out of 10. 

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CY
IT Global Operations Manager at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I rate it an eight out of 10 because, as I said earlier, it could have more options to speed up development by handling repetitive tasks. But I would recommend Visual Studio.

When selecting a vendor I look at support and the name of the company.

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Ajenthan Aiyathurai - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Information Technology at NVCL Group

The solution has good stability and performance. I recommend it to others and rate it a six out of ten. I advise others to understand the process before implementing it.

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Nishant Ambast - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at Arya Omnitalk Wireless Solutions Private Limited

I would rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.

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Patrik Plachy - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Red Hat

Visual Studio is a very good, very convenient, very powerful development solution. I would rate it as nine out of ten.

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MA
Solutions Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

I rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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DB
Software Development Quality Assurance Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

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.

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Subhadip Pakrashi - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Kapstone Technological Services LLP

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight out of ten.

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Enterprise Solutions Department Manager at Smart Vision

I would recommend this solution to potential users.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Visual Studio a ten.

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Syed Masood - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Developer at doodleblue

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.

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

I would recommend Visual Studio to other users and would rate it nine out of ten.

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RK
Chief Information Technology Officer at BMC Solutions

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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VM
Contractor/ Developer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten.

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it_user262080 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect Software Test Engineer at MAS Global Consulting
SK
Software Designer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I rate Microsoft Visual Studio seven out of 10. 

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ZK
Sr. Managing Consultant - Data Driven Enterprise at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

For anybody who is implementing this solution, I would suggest checking the reporting services beforehand. They can create limitations.

Adding the installation and packaging features are really important and would improve the product a lot.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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it_user1122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Personally, I prefer using Visual Studio as it has the code auto-complete feature, which is really awesome if you've forgotten the name of the function or API that you are calling. View full review »
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Developer at a tech services company

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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JP
Ingeniero de DevOps at Babel Software

I would rate it a 10 out of 10. 

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it_user5931 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a university with 51-200 employees
Being an educator and a programmer for 8 years, I can say that Visual Studio .Net is the best development tool for desktop and web applications. I am absolutely recommending Visual Studio .Net to my fellow programmers, web developers and even to students, hobbyists and new learners. View full review »
it_user1370709 - PeerSpot reviewer
Programmer Specialist II at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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. 

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it_user1077 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Even though Visual Studio.NET offers great features and functions, the cross-platform issues cannot be overlooked. View full review »
Buyer's Guide
Microsoft Visual Studio
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Visual Studio. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.