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Min Ye
Min Ye
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Microsoft Visual Studio

Reviewed on 2/08/2023

-Multiple Language Support-User-Friendly Interface-Updates and Improvements

-Multiple Language Support-User-Friendly Interface-Updates and Improvements

Pros

-Feature-rich IDE-Intuitive User Interface-Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem-Extensibility-Debugging and Diagnostics Tools-Continuous Improvement-Community and Support-Cross-platform Development

Cons

-Resource Intensive-Installation Size-Updates and Stability-Steep Learning Curve-License and Pricing-Lack of Intuitive Features-Integration Limitations-Performance on Large Solutions

Leonardo
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Microsoft Visual Studio - A more advanced way of coding but be advised...

Reviewed on 2/05/2024

I must say Visual Studio is great for creating GUI applications or micro-applications that do not...

I must say Visual Studio is great for creating GUI applications or micro-applications that do not need a lot of coding if you are on low-level, Visual Studio is great for C++ and C# (.NET), but for other programming languages there are better alternatives.

Pros

The IDE is pretty clean, as it does its job pretty well.
The features such as autocompletion of code and code suggesions are very welcome.

Cons

Sluggish, slow sometimes, takes a lot of memory and space onto your harddrive. The ease of use is more on the intermediate/advanced side.

Alternatives Considered

PyCharm, WebStorm and Visual Studio Code

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Visual Studio

Mainly because of the project management and the great support on C++ and C# and some requirements to create Windows applications much easier than with other IDE environments.
Autumn
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Not beginner friendly

Reviewed on 12/12/2024

The experience was average, between the learning curve and price, it wasn’t the right fit

The experience was average, between the learning curve and price, it wasn’t the right fit

Pros

Various available features for project that may be complex

Cons

The complexity is a learning curve, meaning it’s difficult for beginners

Christhian
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Review of VS Code

Reviewed on 21/10/2024

Pros

One of the greatest ide in the market. It allows you to develop with different languages and mostly support plugins for software like docker.

Cons

The disadvantage about VS Code is that it is a software that cannot be deployed to a remote server like web based solution such as jupyter, ....

karthik
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

"Exploring Visual Studio Code: A User's Perspective"

Reviewed on 7/10/2023

Visual Studio Code has been an indispensable tool in my development journey. Its versatility, with...

Visual Studio Code has been an indispensable tool in my development journey. Its versatility, with support for multiple languages, extensions, and a seamless user interface, has made it my go-to code editor. From coding and debugging to version control and project management, VS Code has simplified it all. It's not just a code editor; it's a productivity booster. Whether I'm working on personal projects or collaborating with teams, VS Code's ease of use and customization have been game-changers. It's become an integral part of my daily workflow, and I can't imagine coding without it

Pros

Visual Studio Code's coolest feature, in my opinion, is that you can write code in lots of different programming languages. It's like having one tool that can do it all. Whether you're working on a website in HTML, a game in Python, or an app in JavaScript, VS Code has you covered. You don't have to switch between different programs, which can be a pain. It's like having a Swiss Army knife for coding – super handy and saves you time! Plus, you can add extra tools to VS Code to make it even better for each language you use. It's like having a personalized coding helper right at your fingertips. That's what makes VS Code so awesome!

Cons

Integrate built-in testing with analytics in VS Code for smarter development and data-driven marketing decisions.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

I recommend Microsoft Visual Studio if you are a coder.

Reviewed on 4/08/2023

Microsoft Visual Studio is an excellent coding environment software program. It is very easy to use...

Microsoft Visual Studio is an excellent coding environment software program. It is very easy to use and user-friendly. And it is lightweight and runs smoothly on PCs. It supports almost all programming languages and offers many helpful extensions. These features make it the best IDE in my opinion.

Pros

What I like the most about Microsoft Visual Studio is its support for multiple programming languages, and there are a bunch of extensions that are so helpful, such as Prettier, Live Server and Emmet..

Cons

Honestly, there is nothing I don't like about VS Code. I would suggest making the user interface even more creative and providing a wider selection of themes to choose from.

Mitchell
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Visual Success!

Reviewed on 20/06/2024

Microsoft Visual Studio is a powerful and versatile coding tool. Its features greatly enhance...

Microsoft Visual Studio is a powerful and versatile coding tool. Its features greatly enhance productivity, making it a solid choice for developers at any level.

Pros

Visual Studio's biggest strengths are its helpful extensions and plugins that can be added to suit your needs. It also has excellent tools for finding and fixing bugs quickly, and its real-time collaboration features are great for teamwork.

Cons

The main downside is that Visual Studio can be slow on older computers because it uses a lot of resources. The installation can also take a long time because of all the components it needs.Compared to PyCharm, Visual Studio can feel more cluttered and overwhelming, especially for users who prefer a cleaner, more streamlined interface.

Mai
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great product, although there is no dedicated features of an IDE

Reviewed on 6/07/2024

Pros

that it has a very intuitive, user friendly dashboard

Cons

that it doesn't have any dedicated IDE for special languages, for example Ruby on Rails

Dvock
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A Versatile and Powerful IDE for Efficient Software Development

Reviewed on 1/06/2023

Overall, Microsoft Visual Studio is a powerful and feature-rich IDE for its comprehensive toolset,...

Overall, Microsoft Visual Studio is a powerful and feature-rich IDE for its comprehensive toolset, ease of use, and robust integration capabilities. I recommend it as the best choice for software development projects.I give high regards to the software for its robustness, versatility, and the comprehensive development environment it offers. However, individual experiences may vary depending on specific needs, preferences, and the complexity of the projects being worked on.For me as a user, through its comprehensive set of tools and features, it has guided me in providing a seamless development experience for building my applications especially the web applications.

Pros

I like Microsoft Visual Studio since it stands out due to its extensive range of desired features that cater to different development needs. Its user-friendly interface and intuitive design make it easy to use and navigate. Furthermore, its seamless integration with external apps and services enhances productivity and simplifies various aspects of the development process.

Cons

With numerous features and settings available, it can take time for users to explore and understand all the functionalities. Additionally, occasional performance issues or delays in startup time, especially when working with large projects or solutions, can impact the overall ease of use and user experience.Lastly, the level of integration and support for specific tools or services may vary, and developers may need to spend extra time configuring and troubleshooting integrations with certain external tools.

Netra
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A well designed IDE

Reviewed on 17/11/2024

Overall a great IDE for complete end to end code deployment. It can be easily linked with github...

Overall a great IDE for complete end to end code deployment. It can be easily linked with github for version control and backing up code.It supports download an installation of a wide variety of extensions through the extensions marketplace search which is very useful for importing custom packages

Pros

Its a great integrated development environment that supports code development and review in almost all coding languages that I use such as python, Javascript and vbscript .
The debug console displays all errors encountered on execution of the code which is very useful in fixing errors

Cons

It just takes some time to get used to the interface for first time users

Nishedh
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Microsoft Visual Studio Review

Reviewed on 25/03/2024

One of the best IDE for software development as it is easy to use, it supports intelligence,...

One of the best IDE for software development as it is easy to use, it supports intelligence, supports coding, designing, debugging, testing and deployment.

Pros

One of the best Integrated Development Environment as supports coding, designing, debugging, testing and deployment. It supports multi language such as C#, javascript, Typescript etc.

Cons

It might be complex for beginner's, need license to run as a professional.

Amran
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  • Industry: Textiles
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Core user reviews with authenticity

Reviewed on 30/04/2024

I am a Software engineer and using visual studio 2017 2019 2022 . Its make my development faster as...

I am a Software engineer and using visual studio 2017 2019 2022 . Its make my development faster as ide. Its a quality product of Microsoft.

Pros

Its developers friendly and easier to use and development

Cons

In free version when developers use it. Its make a short time licensing like 1 month . I think it's should increase some days more. Because some countries developers don't get properly wages to efforts the real costs of it.

Tommy
Tommy
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Biggest problem - VS Code or Visual Studio?

Reviewed on 14/12/2023

I've been around since the very first versions and I've never looked back, as said before, I use VS...

I've been around since the very first versions and I've never looked back, as said before, I use VS Code on the Mac as well and tons of features are shared, but VS is not the IDE by a long shot as VS is on Windows.
VS is a perfect match for Core 8, Angular, Typescript and what not.

Pros

It works. Mostly. Support for Core 8, TypeScript, all modern tools and languages. Integrated, easy set up and quick updates.

Cons

None, really except ONE. MS pulled the plug on Mac OS and that's a major setup. Im now running VS Code on the Mac and VS on a virtual machine on Azure. Works perfectly, but WHY!! I want VS on MAC!!

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best in the market

Reviewed on 22/05/2023

Pros

I used Microsoft Visual Studio for 6 months every single day for an application backend project. In my opinion, is one of the most versatile tools on the market because it really eased the development of my application. Let's start with the essentials. First, The standard tools, such as Git and DevOps, work fine. Second, the debugging tool is everything you can ask for and there is plenty of information in online forums about doubts, issues and bugs that might appear. Third, the user is able to create a wide set of projects in different coding languages (C#,Python, VB.Net). And finally, in my personal opinion, the most amazing tool embedded in Visual Studio was the AI model which writes code for you. It saves you a lot of time and helps you to improve your coding practices.

Cons

Updating Visual Studio libraries became part of my daily routine due to compatibility issues. I had to be constantly updating everything in order to avoid bugs from appearing in my project. Also, be aware that Visual Studio is a powerful tool and therefore you need time to master it. I advise you to ask someone with experience to support you if you want to get into the real deal. Once you master it, believe me you will have a good time

Mark
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  • Industry: Computer Games
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Visual Studio Not too Shabby

Reviewed on 11/03/2024

It not a choice it is a lack of options, if you work in .Net it is what you use.

It not a choice it is a lack of options, if you work in .Net it is what you use.

Pros

When it works it works well, it does have some versioning issues which make references not too great, Asp.net needs all of its bugs fixed like the non synced code behind bug.

Cons

its a resource hog, the documentation is hard to navigate and is confusing

Pranay
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

VSC editor

Reviewed on 4/07/2024

Best editor tool in recent times which supports various features and languages.

Best editor tool in recent times which supports various features and languages.

Pros

VSC offers best support for multiple languages and is compatible on various platforms and various devices. It has best features like to integrate with GitHub and very flexible and customizable.

Cons

It may be difficult for new beginners to use.

Emiliano
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

My usual IDE

Reviewed on 14/05/2024

Visual Studio is a very powerfull IDE I use daily to develop software: console application, web...

Visual Studio is a very powerfull IDE I use daily to develop software: console application, web sites and other

Pros

I like all the choices Microsoft Visual Studio gives to the user

Cons

Sometimes is very slow because of impressive quantity of functionality it as to load

dina
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Amazing IDE

Reviewed on 19/06/2024

Pros

I like the flexibility and the auto complete feature which minimize the typing erros

Cons

I think of AI is added to it, it will be very nice

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The best one for the management and development the project..! I really love it ❤️

Reviewed on 19/08/2023

Good one for my experience using, i want to do any things form my business in this application to...

Good one for my experience using, i want to do any things form my business in this application to development my work

Pros

Easy for using and make the ways good for the management and development about what you need to do ..!

Cons

I look it as the good one for development the games or any things you want to make in your business management

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Banking
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Very powerful and complete

Reviewed on 11/10/2023

Pros

The development environment is very complete, intellisense provide several automatisms to improve coding productivity

Cons

The product doesn’t have a good graphic/icon editor and some configuration options are very difficult to find

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The IDE to use.

Reviewed on 27/09/2023

Pros

It's very lightweight compared to most IDEs and enables users to setup different plugins or extensions to help a user work quicker and better.

Cons

Too many extensions that are doing the same thing and not quite vetted properly.

Muhammad Abid
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  • Industry: Animation
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Review of Microsoft visual studio

Reviewed on 17/04/2024

Pros

What I always loved about Visual Studio is it had an IDE for so many different languages and projects like Win32, WPF, Xamarin, Unity, Cordoba plus so much more in one product.
In my opinion, Visual Studio is the best coding software ever due to it's ease of use, and it is affordable to everyone.

Cons

It can be sometimes unresponsive or crash, and font rendering could be better. But I guess these are both problems that come with it being an Electron-based app.
Beginners will definitely be intimidated by how hard learning everything is.

Edgar
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  • Industry: Research
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great tool for programmer

Reviewed on 8/04/2024

Visual Studio is designed with a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for developers to...

Visual Studio is designed with a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for developers to navigate, organize, and manage their projects. The IDE's layout and customization options enable developers to tailor their workspace to suit their workflow preferences.

Pros

Visual Studio supports multiple programming languages, including C#, C++, Visual Basic .NET, F#, JavaScript, Python, and more. This versatility allows developers to work on a wide range of projects using their preferred languages.

Cons

Sometime i may find that it consumes significant system resources, leading to slower performance or longer load times.

Andres
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good but sluggish

Reviewed on 14/12/2023

Very mixed experience with Visual Studio. Although it is good, I find myself waiting a lot for it...

Very mixed experience with Visual Studio. Although it is good, I find myself waiting a lot for it to do "stuff"

Pros

Featureful and powerful, great for .Net development and reasonable for front-end

Cons

Becomes slow quickly based on project size. At a certain point, debugging becomes impractical.

Abhishek
Abhishek
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best ever code editor

Reviewed on 28/11/2023

Pros

It is the best IDE I have ever used. It is flexible, robust, and have many extensions which help in the development phase and makes it easier and interesting.

Cons

It is flawless. Everything is perfect about it.