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Amazon EC2 running Microsoft Visual Studio on Microsoft Windows Server is a fast and dependable environment that provides the latest platform capabilities with enhanced development tools and quality enablement. Amazon EC2 enables you to run compatible Windows-based solutions on AWS' high-performance, reliable, cost-effective, cloud computing platform.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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This Amazon Machine Image (AMI) includes the Microsoft Visual Studio installed on a license-included Windows Server base AMI for Amazon EC2. To launch an instance, refer to the “User based subscriptions” feature of AWS License Manager.
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Code reviews have become clearer and debugging now improves multi-language API development
What is our primary use case?
Microsoft Visual Studio is used for development. Recently, after moving into a management role, I open the projects and conduct the code review process. Different use cases have emerged over the years.
The recent project was specifically for Python development. I used Python to write a fire translator that uses Python code. This is for a specific API like the gateway, a translator that translates the information coming into the system, which is JSON, and converts that into fire and sends it back.
I have used Microsoft Visual Studio for PHP, C#, C++, and many different languages over the years. Recently, it has been used for AWS services to develop the functions.
What is most valuable?
I appreciate the debugging capability of Microsoft Visual Studio the most.
The tracing of the debugging is what I value. I can use any editor to write the code, but Microsoft Visual Studio has strong capability.
Microsoft Visual Studio has good integration with the plugins I want to use, the different types of plugins available for different languages and even JSON.
Microsoft Visual Studio has improved significantly. Before, people used to use Notepad and other basic editors. Using the studio gave them the capability to properly debug and find issues. Additionally, it provides good code organization and indentation, as well as color coding for comments. It is very useful, as it gives function descriptions and class descriptions. It is very easy for someone who is not writing the code to understand it when they look at it, as it is very descriptive with proper commenting.
I cannot give exact statistics on time saved, but I can provide statistics on quality improvement. The coding standard has been enforced. It has tremendously improved with Microsoft Visual Studio. I would say anywhere between 20 to 50% improvement, depending on which team we are discussing.
What needs improvement?
I wish Microsoft Visual Studio was not bulkier. With certain .NET frameworks, it is used and it is somewhat bulky. That is the only thing that I can identify. Probably sometimes the load time is more significant compared to other lightweight editors.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for about close to 15 plus years now for different aspects of it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There are occasional crashes and stack overflow issues with Microsoft Visual Studio, but other than that, in most cases it works.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio handles growing projects or teams well for my organization.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
People have used different editors like Notepad and text editors before Microsoft Visual Studio. To ensure that everybody is on the right track, we decided to go with Microsoft Visual Studio and also the capability that it provides.
We have used different editors like Eclipse and other options before choosing Microsoft Visual Studio.
What was our ROI?
From the development point of view, I have seen a return on investment with Microsoft Visual Studio, but not from the organization point of view. In the sense, if the quality has improved, then definitely the productivity has improved. In that way, I can see a return, but not otherwise.
What other advice do I have?
Microsoft Visual Studio's editor is doing a good job from a UI perspective.
It is convenient to use Microsoft Visual Studio. The UI is great. It helps to develop and to properly indent code.
I am not directly involved in the pricing of Microsoft Visual Studio because that is a separate organization that takes care of it, so I cannot answer that question.
I would recommend going ahead with Microsoft Visual Studio. It is a great product. I give this review a rating of 8.
Standardized collaboration has improved prototyping workflows and simplifies debugging tasks
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Microsoft Visual Studio is prototyping different products, different features, and functionality. For example, I have used Microsoft Visual Studio for prototyping by creating a database layer to some app builder. I do not work on other types of projects or features with it.
What is most valuable?
The best features Microsoft Visual Studio offers are its relatively easy usability and pretty good debugging features.
When I mention the debugging features, a particular function within Microsoft Visual Studio's debugger that stands out to me is how you can attach to running processes, stop the code, and see what's happening, including the status of variables and other information.
Microsoft Visual Studio has positively impacted my organization by providing a standardized interface, making it easy to collaborate across teams. It's easy to help other people out or get help because everybody knows it. Having that standardization has indeed led to measurable improvements; it makes onboarding fast because it's somewhat of a standard that everybody knows. So it's easy for everybody to get into it and start working.
What needs improvement?
I think Microsoft Visual Studio can be improved because sometimes the setup can be a little bit complicated and it seems sometimes a little bit bloated, with a large download for what it is. There is nothing about performance, usability, or updates that needs to be discussed.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for over ten plus 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?
From my perspective, I cannot really answer about Microsoft Visual Studio's scalability because I only run one instance, but it seems to be scaling fine if the entire company is using it.
How are customer service and support?
I have never used customer support for Microsoft Visual Studio; I always just go online and search if I have any questions.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution before Microsoft Visual Studio; we kind of always used that.
What was our ROI?
From my side, Microsoft Visual Studio certainly saves time because I know it, so it's easier for me to use; from a company perspective, I cannot really know the metrics.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I do not really handle pricing, setup cost, and licensing because that is managed through the corporate; I'm not dealing with this. For private use, the free version worked pretty well when I used it, although it was missing some vital features.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Microsoft Visual Studio, we did not evaluate other options; we always use Microsoft Visual Studio.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Microsoft Visual Studio is to know that there's a lot of information about it out on the internet, so if you run into any issues, you can easily look it up. I gave this review a rating of eight out of ten.
Supports multi-language development and improves workflow tracking through version control
What is our primary use case?
Microsoft Visual Studio is used for development, including recent work with AI applications across many different areas of the organization.
What is most valuable?
The language is easy to use for linking with other databases and software. As a Microsoft product, it provides native integration, making it straightforward to communicate with Azure or any database within Azure through built-in integration capabilities.
The version control feature helped us easily retrieve previous versions and track logs to see where changes occurred and when they happened.
The ability to use multiple coding languages in one place is valuable, providing a comprehensive environment for everything.
What needs improvement?
AI integration is something that every company is trying to incorporate. While Microsoft Visual Studio is working very well currently, there is still room to improve the AI functionality.
For how long have I used the solution?
More than 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Visual Studio is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability rates about seven out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Microsoft sometimes has outsourced people with less knowledge on their support team. When we open a ticket, it often needs to be escalated to the next level to reach an expert, rather than being resolved at the first level. This sometimes wastes our time, but eventually they fix the issue for us.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The installation process is very easy and straightforward.
What was our ROI?
Microsoft Visual Studio provides a positive return on investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The setup cost rates about eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
Different divisions in the organization may use AWS