# Page 5 | Microsoft Visual Studio Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Microsoft Visual Studio the right Application Development solution for you? Explore 3006 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/80230/microsoft-visual-studio/reviews --- Microsoft Visual Studio 4.6 (3006) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/80230/microsoft-visual-studio/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 15th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of Microsoft Visual Studio ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 3006 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer frontend developer and social media marketing Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I recommend Microsoft Visual Studio if you are a coder." August 4, 2023 5.0 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. Switched from [Notepad++](https://www.capterra.com/p/185965/Notepad/) Microsoft Visual Studio is easier than Notepad++ in every way. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer software developper Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "life partner" April 14, 2024 5.0 visual studio was my partner from school to work and even in personnal life and really happy with my experience using it. i wish to share it with the world Pros As a software developer, I've had the privilege of using Microsoft Visual Studio extensively, and I can confidently say that it stands as a cornerstone in the world of integrated development environments (IDEs). Visual Studio isn't just a tool; it's a robust ecosystem that empowers developers to bring their ideas to life with unparalleled efficiency and precision. One of the standout features of Visual Studio is its versatility. Whether you're building a web application, a mobile app, a desktop software, or even diving into cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Visual Studio provides the tools and resources you need to succeed. With support for multiple programming languages, frameworks, and platforms, it's a one-stop solution for developers working on diverse projects. One of the features I appreciate most is the robust debugging capabilities offered by Visual Studio. The debugger is a powerful tool that allows developers to identify and resolve issues efficiently, with features like breakpoints, watch windows, and real-time variable inspection making the debugging process smooth and effective. Cons Microsoft Visual studio can be lettle bit hard to understand and use for beginners and need an assistance from a pro but You will get it in no time. Review Source Ngo N. Database analyst International Trade and Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Indispensable " October 10, 2023 5.0 J'ai juste une expérience d'utilisation juste exceptionnelle surtout depuis le fait que je l'utilise pour coder en python Pros Une solide intégration entre les autres produits Microsoft et possède des fonctionnalités très complètes et variées Cons Je fais qu'il faut pour certaines versions une connexion internet pour l'installation Alternatives considered [Microsoft PowerPoint](https://www.capterra.com/p/141633/PowerPoint/)[Sublime Text](https://www.capterra.com/p/179535/Sublime-Text/)[Microsoft Word](https://www.capterra.com/p/227146/Microsoft-Word/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Visual Studio Le fait qu'il prenne en charge plus langage de programmation . Review Source RT Rodrigo T. Owner Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It was great, now I just think it's enough" October 15, 2021 4.0 We use it daily to maintain systems in windows, web, uwp and apps. But the tools make easy tasks difficult. For example, you have a Xamarin that never really looks finished, with a third-rate xaml design, uwp that seems to repeatedly disconnect the IDE so that you need to recompile the project to make simple changes, and a total abandonment of Visual Basic. Microsoft doesn't seem to understand that if you like the productivity of VB you will NEVER WANT the complexity of C#. VS seems to be moving in the direction of being harder rather than easier. VS is it good? YES. VS is it productive? No more. Solve the task? YES. Do you have fun with him? Not here. Pros In an environment that becomes familiar with use, you have access to several built-in functions, plus a bunch of solutions (some paid or third-party) that deliver advanced design, development, source code protection, and publishing capabilities. Microsoft's initiative to maintain the community version is very good. Cons With each new version the tool becomes more complex, rather than cleaner. The developer expects little cognitive overhead, expects to be able to hide repetitive boiler plate tasks when they don't need to be seen, expects it to be easy to internationalize the application. There are more and more features that the smaller company will never use, such as live share, the translation of uwp apps is VERY confusing, the windows forms design is terrible and doesn't fit right to HIDPI. Lots and lots of things you don't care about and things that you really miss never come. It's a contradiction to create AI helpers that copy your code to "make it easy", while you want it to be an easy-to-use tool that displays complexity ONLY if you need to. Alternatives considered [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.capterra.com/p/136010/IntelliJ-IDEA/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Visual Studio Honestly it was chosen mainly because there were legacy applications to maintain and convert to new platforms. Also due to UWP, for which there are no other tools. But in parallel we use JetBrains tools, as they are easier for some tasks. If XOJO were cheaper, it would have become our main development tool. Do not misunderstand me. Do I like Visual Studio? YES. Do I like the way the project has progressed over the last decade? SURELY NOT. Everything you get used to and like about Microsoft seems to be murdered by themselves in the next lap of the race. There seems to be paranoia around C# and F# and XAML (F# people also complain about abandonment), and an absolute meaninglessness in the future of these technologies: everything gets more and more complicated, more and more confused, you struggle to learn and evolve and when it starts to make money the technology is "mature" and is abandoned. Then Visual Studio once an essential productivity tool, today it's another useful tool that you like and dislike. Review Source Siwaphiwe K. Freelancer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Deep Dive into Microsoft's Visual Studio" July 26, 2022 5.0 My overall experience with Visual Studio's is a great one. I highly recommend the software to any developers that are looking to improve, clean, and deploy their coding projects. The software is pricy but very worth it. I personally use Visual Studio's as my main IDE when developing web apps for my clients. And strongly recommend it to anyone. Pros The below are the Pros for Visual Studio: \*Great for developing Webapps and Xamarin apps \*A very simple navigation feature. \* Great customization features and can include third party extension as well. \* Can create native apps for Android, iOS, and Windows in the same solution. \*Advanced developers can use VS to build apps by using HTML, JavaScript, C#, .NET (Xamarin), and C++ etc Cons The below are the Cons for using Visual Studio: \*Installation of updates can take a long time to do \*Previously created projects may not be compatible with the new IDE version upon migrating from old VS to a newer version. \*Can be very expensive when compared to other IDE's Review Source Angelo Ariel B. developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "perhaps the best ally of a developer" May 16, 2022 4.0 My personal experience, at first I didn't like it very much, then how intuitive it is and its great versatility ended up convincing me and I ended up using it over other programs. What he does, he does very well. Pros how intuitive it is to use (especially initial setup, plugin download, online community help) Cons its graphical interface is really improvable. If you dedicate yourself to web development, it is not the best tool for it (for almost everything else, yes) Review Source SVK Shubham Vasantrao K. Officer Capital Markets Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very User and developer friendly Tool" January 5, 2023 5.0 At the start, I was using Eclipse and was quite comfortable with it and so was a bit reluctant to switch. But when I started using it daily, I realized the potential benefits and its user-friendly features' impact on my productivity. Pros 1) I mainly used VS Code for UI development using TS. Though I used this product for TS, it handles and works well for other languages as well2) The UI is straightforward and the tool's extensibility is quite amazing.3) We can download extensions and plugins to customize the UI editors based on our requirements. Changing themes, fonts, etc is very easy and accessible.4) Integration with other software can also be done in VS code and which further makes the developer's life easier. I integrated bitbucket, and JIRA with my VS Code, which allowed me to not open these external tools outside VS code and saved much of my time5) With the help of extensions that can add intellisense to our code which makes the development experience much nicer and fast too.6) Extremely lightweight and has great response time when opened. Cons Honestly, no issues have been encountered as of now, and love the way as is! So I would say no complaints for now Review Source Oshadha P. Junior Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Coding Software for "Real" development work!" March 28, 2019 4.0 I've started coding with Visual Studio from 2014 - 2015. Between this time our university offers us the 2012 version. So we have used to it. When first time I familiar with Visual Studio, It was difficult because there is a lot of options and a lot of features to select. but day by day I'm used to Visual Studio 2012 version and I have realized It's not difficult to familiar that I felt because of there lot of options for doing a lot of things. Then I felt it's amazing. Then I moved to work with 2015 version and now I'm working with ASP.Net and C# with 2017 version. When considering all the previous versions with the latest version, this one is awesome. The best thing is Microsoft now release Visual Studio for free download. This is a very valuable thing for programmers and developers who are beginners and pro level people. And also Microsoft maintained year by year and users never switch to another IDE after an update because of everyone like it. Our company depends on Visual Studio for developing, updating and maintaining our products. It's the secret of growth of our company and this everything because this application is ROI(Return of Investment). Everything isn't the best and the best one can have some faults. Like this, I have to say something about because Visual Studio is very heavy software and this needs more ram because with heavy extensions it will become slow. Pros Visual Studio has a lot of features. The first thing that I'm like is ease of use. And also it's support for multi-language support. When I'm developing a completed project with front-end and back-end I'm able to use both of languages in Visual Studio. So visual studio has full stack development capabilities. Integrated with the database is easy because structured are predefined and we can implementations easily. And also if we have to implement more than one project for a one-goal we can create that project under one solution. Every project has Microsoft support and can be used Microsoft products and services to link with projects. Support for MVC architecture. And also Remoting, .net.core, class libraries, WPF is the few of best features Visual studio offers for users. And users can use source control plugin integration like GIT, TFS etc. This application has good performance and stability. Cons Users have to spend high cost for Enterprise License (vs Professional) Too many version to select before use like Enterprise, Community, Professional, Ultimate, etc. Memory and CPU consumption may be high sometimes. Officially came up with basics themes. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Visual Studio - The Software Builder" April 14, 2024 5.0 All is great. It's the major part of software developer life cycle. This will help in every stage of software development and supporting mostly all type of software develoment. Whatever you think to develope, visual studio will do. Just go for it. Pros Microsoft Visual Studio is the key thing to develop any software. You will enable all the project life cycle features using this software such as software building, editing, git, debugging etc. This is the must required thing when you start thinking about develop any software. Just go for it. Nothing can beat this software. Cons Sometime we are getting less community support for some of newly introduced features. They can give some live support to user also. Prices are somehow high for single user. Otherwise all great, nothing much to dislike. Review Source RS Ramya S. Software wngineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One stop shop IDE, CICD tool" March 3, 2022 5.0 Love visual studio Pros Everything it offers. Easy to write code, debug, navigate, declare depnedencies, author and run tests, support for multiple languages and code development, git integration, azure integration, easy compilation, intelisense. If I had to pick one, I love that it’s very user friendly and has options for almost anything a developer needs, it’s a very powerful tool for a developer Cons 1\. Two versions of visual studio can’t co exist for eg: VS 2019 and VS 2022 2. Sometimes VIsual studio runs into transient errors if it is open from a few days and has to be restarted Review Source Amit K. Data Scientist Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review Microsoft Visual Studio" February 10, 2022 5.0 We are Data as a service provider and often our work is in python and SQL. I have developed various modules, applications, predictive models, and packages written in VS code IDE. The most common activity for me is configuring files, modifying and developing JSON which is super easy, configuring docker dev containers using docker extensions, and pushing files in git. After using VS code, multiple problems like multi-language support, docker setup, database connections, and git integration have been alleviated for me. Pros : in my opinion installation and integration of extensions, support of multiple language code, data modeling, and debugging are the most important features. The product UI is very easy to navigate and use for the experienced user who has spent a fair bit of time exploring. Editing features like formatting, navigating files, navigating modules, navigating packages, and resolving dependencies need some learning. However, it was easier to integrate the product with our business use case. Cons A few times I encountered an error while adding a docker container but it worked fine during retry. I encountered one more issue where the Jupyter kernel died while working or was taking a lot of time to execute the code which had earlier less run time but the issue was fixed after just restarting the VS studio. This usually happens when you're are working for a long period or you have opened multiple containers. Review Source RM Ryan M. Founder, CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Visual Studio has come a very long way since VB6" October 7, 2019 5.0 Overall, my experience with more recent versions of Visual Studio (using it for multiple languages and project types from APIs to Angular applications and even some work using third-party generators such as ngx-rocket) has been very pleasant. You don't have to worry about plugins always breaking or no longer being maintained like you do with most IntelliJ IDEs and the community seems to take commitment and quality very seriously when working with third-party extensions. As for Nugat and libraries hosted on GitHub, you can expect the quality and typical setbacks to be the same though. Pros \- Improved search functionality that is on par with IntelliJ editors' search functionality. - Software hiccups are rare, whereas they used to be very common even in the recent versions. - Everything is nicely consolidated, you can select the language you're using at the start as well as the type of project, and you can even search for and pull libraries into your project from the internet without ever leaving the editor. - High quality themes, don't have to fix items that are the same color but were different colors in another theme like you do with IntelliJ themes. - Shortcuts and hotkeys have slowly been moving towards being similar to IntelliJ editors, which for me is a definite win, but for new users this wont make a difference. Cons \- Occassionally locks up, forcing you to open Task Manager and abort the application, sometimes causing lost work. - Some features do take getting used to before appreciating them, i.e. some components of the Debug/Release manager and handling deployments, but once you understand how they work, you're in love with their usefulness. If you're coming from command line and config file debug and/or deployment, this isn't much of a con because you can imply most of the setting names, but figuring out what you can do through the IDE and what you have to do through files can be as annoying as finding the right IDE screen to change a setting. Alternatives considered [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.capterra.com/p/136010/IntelliJ-IDEA/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Visual Studio Visual Studio was something that I left since switching from VB6 and VC++ programming over a decade before trying it again. I played with it back in the Visual Studio 2008 days (where it was still confusing what ".NET" actually meant with regards to Microsoft who themselves didn't seem to know just yet) but really didn't like it until a new hire came in, supporting it strongly. The rest of the team gave it a shot, and I've been hooked on both C# and Visual Studio ever since. For a long time, I assumed Visual Studio was always going to be inferior to other IDEs that work with Microsoft's languages but after using it (and the other popular editors) I can definitely say Microsoft has really stepped their game up. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Founder and CEO Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Gold Standard for IDEs" October 14, 2019 5.0 Started using visual studio because it was the only IDE a particular vendor had support for. Quickly tried to find more excuses to use it. The intellisense, code-folding and beautification defaults are much better and work much more consistently than any other IDE we've used. We use quite a number of different IDEs, but VS intellisense has been one of if not the biggest productivity enhancement we've had from a single feature. It's amazing how much better done intellisense is in VS than most other products. It particularly makes a big difference for people who do not have extensive backgrounds writing on particular projects, because it saves a lot of documentation lookups if the design is done well and api documentation is included (we require this to maximize benefits here). More than from a utility perspective, vs intellisense is so responsive it's FUN... which we think accounts for more benefits (again esp for people who are less familiar w/a codebase, cause it shortens the learning curve). Visual studio is also very good at staying up-to-date with latest apis and techniques. Obviously you probably want to be a user of microsoft's API stack in some way (.net), but you can code in most major languages with it. The primary drawback is that it does not presently play well with linux OS. There are some efforts to improve this-most noticeably visual studio community. Community is cross platform but not full ide (and doesn't use same VS intellisense). Pros Intellisense is off-the-charts fast. So quick, it can make coding feel like a video game. The most-widely-integrated IDE- plugins for everything. Compatibility between express and full visual studio makes it easy for full-fledged developers to work on same project/product with entry devs, interns, and even open-source. Cons While they have made some improvements here (w/regard to visual studio community edition), the full visual studio IDE doesn't run on linux (at least not without VM, wine or jumping through a lot of hoops). Reason for choosing Microsoft Visual Studio We have and continue to use many IDEs (including monodevelop, unity, vs community, various vs express editions, and other commercial ides including customized ides bundled with particular products or platforms). However VS is our favorite and if it ran equally well all on all OSes we probably would standardize on it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Operations manager Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Father of Drag-n-Drop builder with slickest UI!!!" January 19, 2022 5.0 Microsoft Visual Studio is the upgradation of Visual Basic and other IDE to integrate into a big one. For newbie in coding, Visual basic provides the thoughts & experiences of a professional application developer. Simple & easy UI lets you learn & implement an idea into reality at first day at school. Inputs minimal writings & wares out maximum integrated system. What else do you need from a Drag-n-Drop revolution??? Pros The Microsoft Visual Studio is the best Drag-n-Drop coding platform where a user can tweak ideas and algorithms into simpler and fastest way, make a trial on the go while building apps & software's, Handling database. When you don't have or have a basic coding idea, go for MVS. It will never disappoint you. Cons Integrating Plugins & libraries into MVS core system is a bit handful mastery that needs to be mastered for advanced complex stage. MVS decodes a bit slower than other platform. Cross platform support is a least. Multiple user session for remote work is a hard nut to crack in MVS. Switched from [Wing Python IDE](https://www.capterra.com/p/182470/Wing-Python-IDE/) Requires a load of less writing rather than to make a table & pubish!!!! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Systems Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful IDE but memory hungry" January 7, 2021 3.0 I love to write code using the Visual Studio Integrated development environment (IDE) software. Visual Studio (IDE) is powerful but with great power comes great responsibility. That is where the software lacks. Its memory hungry and slows down the system after long use. The latest release version of the software is 2019 which is what I have been using for now. However, the most stable version was in 2017. It hardly crashed on me or made my system go to its knees. There are few kinds of editions available for this software like Developer edition, Enterprise edition, etc. that one can subscribe to depending on the need. However, the subscription cost is more than average compared to other IDEs. Pros a) It's feature-rich and provides strong and seamless integrations with several other products from the Microsoft family. b) One can develop any kind of application written using any kind of technology through this IDE be it .Net, Java, JavaScript, etc. c) The software is easily extensible through extensions that help one integrate third-party components easily. d) It has an intelligent auto-complete sensor that provides accurate suggestions for the variable names you try to create, libraries you try to add into the current code class file, and even tells you all the dependencies of the class in a very easy to read format. e) There are individual wndows for each kind of tasks like examining the current project and solution, examining the tests written for the application, checking the variable watches, compiler output, errors, etc to name a few. f) The UI can be customized to one's heart's content. The windows can be arranged as per the needs, multiple windows can be grouped into tabs for easy navigation. g) It's even intelligent to suggest ways to improve the performance of the application that you are trying to create and how to make the project solution load faster. Cons a) The IDE takes a long time to load and once it's fully active with the project solution loaded, it really takes up a lot of RAM making even a good and powerful system slow down in the long run. b) The IDE crashes occasionally, especially when you do a lot of debugging using it. However, when the app restarts after the crash, it does give you the option to recover the last saved work. So that's handy. c) The menu is way too vast and it's easy to get lost in them trying to find out a certain option. Thankfully there is a global search box for the app to quickly type and find the option you are looking for. d) The updates are released quite frequently. Since each update is large (> 500MB), its takes a while to update the software thereby interrupting your work. Review Source IP Ishaan P. Software Engineer Intern Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Software For Developing Apps, Writing Code, Debugging " February 20, 2022 4.0 Overall Experience is good. It helps to debug, write and edit code. Pros The most important thing I like about this software is that it gives IDE of almost all languages to the developers. Also, the GUI is okay. While writing a code it provides auto completeness of the keywords which is a big advantage. Cons Its GUI can be improved more. It should be made friendly and easy to understand. For a newbie developer, it's a big task to understand its user interface. Review Source Juan Enrique R. .Net Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Keeps getting better" July 19, 2021 4.0 Pros The easy of use, the graphical representation of the nuget package manager, the structure of the project, and the powerfull tools like running multiple apps within the same instance of visual studio Cons It can be very difficult to understand at first, but you get used to it with time, also it can be very demanding for your PC, and even with the recommended specs it can freeze and stop responding Review Source LH Lakshita H. freelancer Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft visual studio user review" December 15, 2022 5.0 Working on this project with Microsoft Visual Studio has been a great experience overall. I have been able to quickly learn the fundamentals of the program, which allowed me to quickly become more proficient in its use. I have been able to develop code faster and with more accuracy than I ever could with other development environments. The comprehensive debugging tools, the integrated source control and the ability to deploy projects quickly have all been great assets, allowing me to create projects in a timely and efficient manner. Pros Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) created by Microsoft to help developers create software applications. It provides a range of tools and features that make it easier for developers to create powerful applications quickly and efficiently. The features I like most about Visual Studio are the high-level debugging and refactoring capabilities, the IntelliSense feature that simplifies writing code, the integrated unit and integration testing tools, and the ability to integrate with Azure DevOps. The user-friendly graphical user interface makes it easy to use, allowing even novice developers to quickly understand how to use the software and become productive in a short time. Cons Microsoft Visual Studio Software is a powerful tool for developers, but it does have its drawbacks. One of the areas where I feel that it lacks is in providing an intuitive and user-friendly interface. Despite the extensive documentation and tutorials, it can be difficult to navigate the software and understand what tools are available and how to use them. Additionally, there can be a steep learning curve in getting used to the many features offered by the software. Switched from [Java Contactor](https://www.capterra.com/p/199255/Java-Contactor/) more accessible and cheaper, and i needed it to complete some other project work that required this software. Review Source Diego Andres C. System Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Favorite development IDE " March 15, 2022 5.0 Pros It's easy handling, its configuration of work schemes, the easy coding of multi-languages per project, and the support for the creation of different applications. Cons Sometimes the problems presented in the code compilation and the lack of clarity of the exceptions reported. Alternatives considered [Visual Studio Code](https://www.capterra.com/p/186634/Visual-Studio-Code/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Visual Studio For its ease of use and easy learning for the implementation of a project Review Source Wes P. Principal Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "How Microsoft Visual Studio makes Debugging into a fun Puzzle" October 18, 2022 5.0 I use it daily to produce Machine Vision Applications, AI Applications, and numerous PLC communication protocols, e.g. Profinet , Ethernet/IP, ... It allows me to be enormously productive due to unparalleled debugging capabilities, ease of producing User Interfaces, seamlessly Combining C++ with Code# ; interacting with 3rd party SW such as TensorFlow. Pros It's level of debugging is unparalleled . No other IDE I've ever seen can upon one thread throwing an exception after it stops at the offending source code line, and then you can peruse the call stack of that thread, or any other thread's call stack. Numerous times this has saved me when flawed mutex situation has led to say 5 threads deadlocked and I have to unravel to find the first sin. Cons Being a creature of habit, I was devastated in 2010 when VS10 was rewritten from MFC to Windows Forms, a consequence of this was that MFC MDI (Multiple Doc Interface) has no counterpart in Windows Forms. Reason for choosing Microsoft Visual Studio Wasn't my decision, but on day one I overwhelmingly concurred Review Source AF Aimen F. Student Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Visual Studio - Make your developer dreams a reality!" January 14, 2023 4.0 In conclusion, Visual Studio is a powerful and feature-rich development environment that offers many advantages for developers. I used Visual Studio to code C# applications and I can assure that Visual Studio is a very well made IDE, which I would recommend to people looking for an IDE. Debugging and releasing my applications weren’t a problem at all. I had to get used to everything, which is completely normal as a beginner. However, it can also be quite challenging for beginners to use and may not appeal to all users due to its size and layout design. Pros Some of the pros of Visual Studio include its extensive collection of plugins and add-ons, made from coders for coders. This community around Visual Studio, strengthens its features and make the IDE more useful. Furthermore, Visual Studio supports multiple programming languages such as C# and C++, making Visual Studio a useful all-in-one package, which is convenient for developers. And lastly, Visual Studio makes designing graphical user interfaces (GUI) a piece of cake. With the use of drag and drop buttons and text fields can easily be placed without having to code a single line, convenient for beginners. Cons However, Visual Studio also has some cons. One of the biggest downsides is that it can be quite difficult for beginners to use, due to its overwhelming array of features. This can make it challenging for new users to get a clear overview of the software. Furthermore, the software is quite large in size and the installation may be tricky at first due to the many customisable packages that can be installed along with the IDE. Additionally, the layout design of the software could be more modern and minimalist, which could attract more users, especially beginners. Review Source Dylan C. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best C# and C++ IDE hands down" January 5, 2024 5.0 Visual Studio is a big, full fat, enterprise IDE. It can be a bit of an overload when experiencing it for the first time, and the learning curve takes some time. But the more you get used to it, the more it does for you and helps you build quicker and better. Pros I love how fully featured and well thought out Visual Studio is. It makes so many development tasks easier, with prebuilt templates and configs for the most common build targets, and powerful enterprise features to enable efficient collaboration. Cons Visual Studio chews processing power, disk space and RAM like nothing else. If you need to work in resource constrained environments, you can quite easily overwhelm your machine by starting up Visual Studio and sometimes means you cannot run any other software at the same time. Review Source SR Sean R. Professor Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Visual Studio for simple application development" November 7, 2021 4.0 Overall it has been a good tool to use. It has enabled me to develop internal applications for data analysis, research projects, and grading. I have in contrast found it to be a memory and space hog. I work on a laptop with Xeon processors and memory so it is a capable system. That said, I do see that the laptop is stressed at times when Visual Studio is opened. Pros Visual studio represents the best way for me to develop applications on a Windows platform. It is well integrated with Microsoft products, and is a great platform for building GUIs. I've used this extensively for data analysis on research projects and also for managing grades in large classes that I teach. Cons The biggest issue I have with the product is that when I have wanted to share applications with Mac users (many students are) it is limited. For windows platforms it is good. In terms of other cons, for a NEW user, the interface would be cumbersome. There are times when I have created applications and thought a library was linked only to find there was an issue. This application also consumes ALOT of storage. That has been something which has given me pause about using it long term. I am often questioning-if I could do this by Python (which is light in storage/memory in contrast) why would I continue to use Visual Studio? Review Source MAS Mohammad Azam S. Technical Lead Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "All time best IDE in the world" March 31, 2022 5.0 From my day 1 of programming to today this is the best tool I have ever used. Pros Intellisense, running tests, code editing, debugging options , look and feel , easiness to use , integration with Git,tfs and other version control tools and lot more Cons Cost, it's too costly as compared to other IDEs but it's worth as other IDEs doesn't offer this juch features. Review Source MC Mando C. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Best IDE" June 19, 2022 5.0 The experience has been amazing, Pros The autocomplete, and autofill features are a 'must have'. they cut out a lot of work for me. Especially if I want to change a variable name across all the files. Cons It's got quite a learning curve. The extensions are sometimes not effective. Alternatives considered [Adobe Dreamweaver](https://www.capterra.com/p/233245/Adobe-Dreamweaver/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Visual Studio It has a free version. Switched from [Sublime Text](https://www.capterra.com/p/179535/Sublime-Text/) VSC is more feature-rich. Review Source Similar Products Featured