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    PrasannaRao

Code reviews have become clearer and debugging now improves multi-language API development

  • December 03, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

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.

    reviewer2783904

Standardized collaboration has improved prototyping workflows and simplifies debugging tasks

  • December 03, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

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.

    AminNegash

Supports multi-language development and improves workflow tracking through version control

  • November 24, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

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, though this is not something I am aware of directly. The organization primarily bases its operations on Azure. My overall rating for Microsoft Visual Studio is ten out of ten.

    Thomas Bradley

Streamlined development enhances productivity with valuable integration and intuitive features

  • July 17, 2025
  • Review from a verified AWS customer

What is our primary use case?

The main use case for Microsoft Visual Studio is module development and software development, and I do some unit test work as well.

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Visual Studio's integration with Git and Team Foundation Server is the most valuable. We can work on branches, check work out, merge work in, and resolve conflicts with it, so those are all good features in Microsoft Visual Studio.

I have used IntelliSense in Microsoft Visual Studio, and when you hover over a data type, you can see that you can get more information about it and its interface, which is a good feature.

The debugging tools in Microsoft Visual Studio are very good at helping me pinpoint issues with precision.

The Git integration in Microsoft Visual Studio is brilliant.

The main benefits Microsoft Visual Studio provides include streamlining processes, and it's fairly intuitive, where most of what I need to do can be accessed from the dropdown menus. It takes a lot of the tricky part out because you've got it all there in an integrated development environment (IDE).

What needs improvement?

Based on my experience and my colleagues' feedback, I believe a potential area of improvement for Microsoft Visual Studio could be incorporating more AI, as it makes things easier for us, and having more intelligence in the tool would be beneficial.

In terms of functionality, I am mostly satisfied with Microsoft Visual Studio, but I would suggest that it provides more help with being able to use design patterns.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Microsoft Visual Studio for approximately 12 years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In terms of scalability, I would rate Microsoft Visual Studio an eight.

How are customer service and support?

I have had some experience with tech support from Microsoft, and I would rate them a seven, although I haven't had to really use any desk support from them.

I would rate tech support from Microsoft an eight, as I'm sure they're good, but we just haven't had to deal with them that much.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup for Microsoft Visual Studio isn't too difficult.

What other advice do I have?

The stability of Microsoft Visual Studio is excellent, deserving a rating of 10.

Microsoft Visual Studio is the best tool that we've got currently, and I don't have any complaints about it. I give it a final rating of 10 out of 10.

    Vivek Anandham Narayanan

Robust debugging and plugin support improve coding productivity

  • July 16, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Visual Studio is an IDE, or integrated development environment, which enables users to set up their own dev environment to code and build websites and then host them. Through Microsoft Visual Studio, users can host to cloud services with one button or one fly server. It's essentially an environment for coding; it's an IDE.

Microsoft Visual Studio is a robust Microsoft product. It is a very secure device and tool. It has numerous extensions and plugins available, and it's a cross-platform development tool, meaning development is possible for any other devices. It supports everything, provided you have the specific graphics for processing and a CPU with an intensive workload, a clock speed-based device.

IntelliSense in Microsoft Visual Studio can sense automatically. It can identify syntax errors and declarations if there are mistakes. It's extremely helpful during coding. With IntelliSense, issues can be rectified on the fly, either before or after compiling.

Microsoft Visual Studio's debugging tools are excellent and straightforward. Users can utilize a line-by-line debugging feature.

The built-in Git integration for source control in Microsoft Visual Studio has a simple setup process. Users just need to provide the repo link and grant access. The integration is seamless and helpful, allowing for easy code pushing and pulling.

Some of the most impactful plugins include static code analysis tools and GitHub Copilot. There are also JSON viewers, JSON parsers, and numerous third-party plugins available.

The performance profiling tools in Microsoft Visual Studio are effective. Once an application is ready, it can be tested with performance profiling. Users can perform performance upgrades, check function calling processes, identify redundant elements, and determine if code-level changes are needed for better processing.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Visual Studio is performing well currently. One potential improvement would be integration with solutions such as Codespaces, where users can have their own virtual dev environment setup. A hybrid setup would be beneficial, particularly for users with low-performance PCs. A hybrid collaboration with Microsoft Visual Studio system where some processing occurs in the cloud would be more effective.

How are customer service and support?

The support and community forums for Microsoft Visual Studio are strong, deserving a solid eight out of ten rating.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What other advice do I have?

I have leveraged the plugin ecosystem to tailor my IDE experience. The overall rating for Microsoft Visual Studio is 8 out of 10.

    Mohamed Aktharul Ameen

Application development becomes streamlined with intuitive features and comprehensive debugging tools while integration needs refinement

  • May 09, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

What is our primary use case?

Recently, I have been working with the Power Platform, which is a Microsoft product. Currently, I am exploring and doing one project as well. Power Platform is looking promising, and it provides various features. It is very easy to learn Power Platform. Power Platform may only be applicable to small size to mid-size applications, so I think it will not be applicable to enterprise level applications.

What is most valuable?

Power Platform provides workflows and database functionality. The database application is very good. When creating an entity, based on that entity, you can create views and pages automatically based on the table. That is one good feature in Power Platform. It also supports customization features, though it takes some time to understand as there are many steps for customization. If any system exposes functionality using REST API, we can get the URL and environment details such as headers. In Microsoft Visual Studio, if a system exposes services, we can consume those services by getting their proper URL/URI and header information. If they have any authentication mechanism using tokens, we can utilize those in Microsoft Visual Studio to invoke and call the REST APIs provided by external systems.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft Visual Studio provides almost all features. When adding classes, if references to class files or namespaces are missing, improvements could be made. Sometimes when missing namespaces and calling functionalities in other classes, Microsoft Visual Studio shows errors. While clicking on the cursor shows which particular namespace is missing, when adding new namespaces, it still shows some errors. Microsoft Visual Studio should avoid these errors.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for almost five years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Issues with Microsoft Visual Studio are very rare. Sometimes crashes happen and occasionally there might be hanging issues. We close Microsoft Visual Studio and once opened again, the issue resolves automatically.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Regarding stability issues, the system makes sure it should be up and running throughout the day. In case of any downtime issues, the system will notify us about the timing so we can take appropriate actions beforehand. These informations are automatically provided by the system, so we don't need to manage this ourselves. The system helps keep the server up and running.

How are customer service and support?

In the frontend, we need to download Microsoft Visual Studio, which is available in different versions including community editions and professional editions. You can download any edition of the latest version. Once downloaded, you need to provide login credentials and set up the code. They will provide the link from wherever your code is located, and you have to clone it.

How was the initial setup?

Microsoft Visual Studio provides entity framework which supports both code-based and database-first approaches. Based on these options, we can proceed with implementation. If you choose the database-first approach, all the tables from your SQL database and related components will be created as classes in your C# implementation.

What was our ROI?

The ROI involves a one-time payment. Once you have the license, the return depends upon how many projects you are acquiring and how many clients you have. If you develop three to four projects, you can achieve ROI within four or five months. With more projects, ROI can be covered within six months or one year based on your investment. After that, you will get more benefits. It is purely based on the projects in the pipeline.

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

Regarding maintenance, if you have the Microsoft Visual Studio license, Microsoft will support your product. If you encounter any downtime, Microsoft will notify you in advance so you can take respective actions. They provide temporary solutions to ensure applications do not go down. A backup system ensures end users are not affected. The maintenance is provided by Microsoft.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

For .NET development, I haven't used any other tools besides Microsoft Visual Studio, but we have used third-party controls to display information, such as Telerik controls. We obtained the license and integrated Telerik controls into Microsoft Visual Studio to create data tables and combo boxes. The main competitors to .NET are OutSystems, low-code technologies, and Java.

What other advice do I have?

Debugging tools are very important. In Microsoft Visual Studio, we can use debugging by placing debug points where we need to execute particular functions or code. When you run the application, Microsoft Visual Studio automatically triggers the debugging point. From there, you can check the particular code in the below window where you can see all values, variables, and written statements. You can track everything. Microsoft Visual Studio provides detailed debugging options to see how the application flows with calling functions and working functions. You can identify exactly where data is not loading and what errors are occurring. This information helps resolve issues quickly. Microsoft Visual Studio provides comprehensive development capabilities. You can create any type of application, including mobile applications, console applications, Windows applications, WPF, ASP.NET MVC, and .NET Core. It provides many benefits and can create reusable components. During coding, it provides intelligence features that automatically identify issues. It is very user-friendly and helps avoid coding errors.

    Jorge Palaia

Enables seamless cloud-native migration and robust debugging features

  • May 06, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

What is our primary use case?

I use Microsoft Visual Studio to deploy and migrate different solutions from monolithic to 100% cloud-native solutions in Azure. When I have a client-server solution that is very monolithic, I can perfectly migrate it to Azure to create backends in different Kubernetes environments and utilize modern frontend technologies like React for a more efficient solution in cloud platforms.

What is most valuable?

Microsoft Visual Studio is a very robust application. I can read and analyze logs in C#. It's friendly with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Java, making many deployments guided for different solutions possible. The .NET library, although very old, is a very robust application for deployment in cloud settings, being friendly for working with functions and logic apps, which are best used for deploying .NET services. Visual Studio offers a great debugging tool where I can debug quickly and resolve issues efficiently with specific solutions designed for strong debugging.

What needs improvement?

The patching aspect can continue to be improved. Although Visual Studio has very expressive refactor solutions and efficient, reliable patching for code, there is always room for enhancement in these areas.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio for more than twenty years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

The deployment depends on the project as I use methodologies like Agile or Kanban, allowing the creation of very structured steps in projects. A big deployment can start for three to six months. Locally, when working with Azure, I deploy with Visual Studio on my local machine, integrating with the cloud when I publish.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Visual Studio is a very robust and stable application, especially when I have integration with Azure DevOps.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Visual Studio is scalable in integrating with various cloud platforms and solutions for effective deployment.

How are customer service and support?

Microsoft's support is very strong, with good resources available when creating support tickets. They respond quickly and have professional resources for resolving different software or deployment issues. A very big library is available at dev.microsoft.com with many solutions for investigation.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is not complex. I have been using it for maybe 10 to 15 years and it is the most robust application software for deployment.

What was our ROI?

The ROI depends on the contract I have with Microsoft. For example, in an Enterprise Agreement (ELA), Microsoft might provide free licenses for deployment. The ROI varies based on the company's agreements, and different subscription licenses are available like basic, standard, and business premium.

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

The pricing for Microsoft Visual Studio is favorable. While many open-source solutions are available, none offer the robustness of Visual Studio, which includes a Marketplace for creating different add-ons and integration solutions for quality assurance.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have knowledge of NetBeans, an open-source solution, but it does not have the robustness of Microsoft Visual Studio which offers a Marketplace to create different add-ons.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend Microsoft Visual Studio for different clouds as it can integrate with AWS, GCP, Huawei, and Red Hat OpenShift due to its add-ons. I rate Microsoft Visual Studio a nine out of ten. Despite rating it a nine, all features align well with my personal experience, reflecting no dissatisfaction on my part.

    AlessandroCorona

Integration with AI and a powerful debugger supports efficient application development for university needs

  • April 23, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

What is our primary use case?

I develop applications and work at Roma Tre University. We develop applications ranging from student career management to employee and HR office functions.

What is most valuable?

One valuable feature of Microsoft Visual Studio is its powerful debugger, which is the only feature I primarily use. Another significant advantage is the integration with Copilot and AI support. Additionally, the ease of integration with solutions is worth mentioning.

What needs improvement?

Some improvements could include a more visual interface for automating common tasks in application development. Introducing this feature would enhance productivity.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Microsoft Visual Studio for almost ten years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

It is very easy to install Microsoft Visual Studio.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Microsoft Visual Studio is stable overall.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

As of now, I have not encountered any limitations in the use of Microsoft Visual Studio. It is scalable for our purposes.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support from Microsoft is very good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

In my past, I used Mirth Connect while working in a hospital for HL7 integrations using JCAPS and Mirth and Rhapsody Data, which are old products.

How was the initial setup?

It's very easy to install.

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

I do not know the pricing or costs as we have a global agreement with Microsoft for all universities in Italy.

What other advice do I have?

I am searching for an enterprise service bus product, so if Microsoft Visual Studio could have a plugin or an extension in this direction, it would be great. I rate my overall experience with Microsoft Visual Studio as nine out of ten.

    Jaya Prakasha Sarma

Integration with various tools enhances debugging effectiveness and user experience

  • April 18, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

What is our primary use case?

We are a services company, and we use Microsoft Visual Studio for .NET development, application development, and related tasks.

What is most valuable?

I find Microsoft Visual Studio to be a good development environment. Its integration with SQL and features like check-in, check-out, and integration with Visual SourceSafe and now the Azure counterpart are very effective for debugging applications.

What needs improvement?

The integration of automation capabilities, such as code auto-generation, would be beneficial. Copilot integration and other automation tools would definitely increase productivity.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft Visual Studio since its inception, which is more than ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I believe the solution is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft Visual Studio is a fully scalable solution with no limitations.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support from Microsoft is very good; I would rate it a ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

I find the initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio to be simple, and I can do it alone without needing more people.

What about the implementation team?

I can handle the installation all by myself.

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

I am not directly involved with the pricing since our company does bulk purchases. Generally, we are pretty happy with Microsoft products.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have not worked with any competitive products similar to Microsoft Visual Studio.

What other advice do I have?

Prospective users should know that it's very easy to set up and use Microsoft Visual Studio, ensuring a good user experience. I would rate my overall experience with Microsoft Visual Studio a ten.

    CharlesChang

Have streamlined development with debugging features but face challenges with performance due to bloat

  • April 16, 2025
  • Review provided by PeerSpot

What is our primary use case?

I create my site or application for my company for internal use only.

What is most valuable?

The best feature of Microsoft Visual Studio for debugging applications is IntelliSense, which I refer to as autocomplete. Additionally, the integration capabilities with Microsoft DevOps Server streamline my development process efficiently, making it perfectly integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio.

What needs improvement?

The software has become larger than before, requiring a powerful desktop or notebook to run Microsoft Visual Studio. I must use or install all the features which makes Microsoft Visual Studio bulky. Some optional installation methods to remove features I do not use could improve the experience.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using it for more than fifteen years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Performance is a problem because if I use a notebook that is not high-end, Microsoft Visual Studio may experience lag sometimes.

How are customer service and support?

I think the support could be better because the documentation and other resources, such as videos, are too numerous, making it hard to find the correct one. AI support could be a good addition.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

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

I used Microsoft Visual Studio Code and no others.

How was the initial setup?

There is no trouble or problem to install it. I can handle the installation myself.

What about the implementation team?

I can install the solution by myself.

What was our ROI?

Microsoft Visual Studio saves me time, approximately forty percent.

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

Microsoft Visual Studio is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

The main concern is that the documentation is so detailed and vast that it takes a lot of time to sift through. I would rate Microsoft Visual Studio seven out of ten.

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