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What is Visual Studio?

Visual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools…

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Customizable and productivity tools galore!

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 17, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Visual Studio Code in multiple areas of the business. Engineering team, the majority of us use the product and have come to use it often when we’re peer programming, to...
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Verified user
Engineer
Microsoft Visual Studio6 years of experience

Visual Studio True Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
February 29, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Visual Studio IDE is used by my department, not [the] whole organization. It is used to develop web applications which are being used by our whole organization to visualize da...
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Rohit Goyal
Analyst - Information Technology
Risk Analyst
Deutsche Bank
Microsoft Visual Studio5 years of experience

Visual Studio IDE Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
October 10, 2022
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Visual Studio is being across the whole organization by different teams and team members . It is incredibly quick and smooth compared to other IDE such as Eclipse . I have bee...
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RISHAB MADAAN
Engineer - Other
Web Developer
Celayix
Microsoft Visual Studio3 years of experience

Visual Studio IDE

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 4, 2022
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Visual Studio Code is the preferred IDE for µServices development include Java Microservice. Best IDE for .Net core, NodeJS, Python and also Spring Boot coding with very frien...
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A. Kıvanç Güler
Engineer - Sales
Hybrid Cloud Automation Sales Leader, Finance
IBM
Microsoft Visual Studio5 years of experience

Visual Studio IDE helps increase our team's productivity while saving valuable time, too!

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 24, 2022
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Use it to help create educational applications for inside and outside the classroom. Develop literacy and reading productivity apps for K-12 and beyond. The use of Visual Stud...
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Joan Brennan
Administrator - Corporate
Founder/CEO
Brennan Innovators, LLC
Microsoft Visual Studio5 years of experience
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Pricing

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Professional

$45.00

Cloud
per month

Enterprise

$250.00

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/p…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $45 per month
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Product Demos

FreeRTOS Tutorial 2: Task States Demo using Visual Studio 2019

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Product Details

What is Visual Studio?

Visual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools that understand code context and that can complete up to a whole line at once to drive accurate and confident coding.

Visual Studio Videos

Which App Development Tool Should You Use? (Quickbase, Microsoft Visual Studio, Apache Cordova)
Getting Started with Visual Studio

Visual Studio Integrations

Visual Studio Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Visual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools that understand code context and that can complete up to a whole line at once to drive accurate and confident coding.

Visual Studio starts at $45.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.8.

The most common users of Visual Studio are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Easy to use great for .net

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
July 21, 2021
Verified User
Manager in Engineering
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Visual Studio
12 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is being used directly in the engineering department. This IDE is used for development purposes for our company to design software applications. It is also used for unit testing and debugging. The biggest problem this addresses is a development be platform for C#. We also have used it for our database development and code management. Visual studio also ties into DevOps we creates a tight integration point for bug tracking. We are able to tie code check-ins to the software issue
Pros
  • Full featured
  • Integration with DevOps
  • Ease of use
Cons
  • No stashe with GIT
  • Learning curve for beginners
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are developing in .net platform it is a great tool. If you are developing in Java it is probably not the best bet. If you are using angular visual studio code is probably the best IDE to use as well.

Microsoft VS - Entry Level Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
February 23, 2018
AC
Andrei Crișan
Software Engineer
ITnewz.ro (Computer & Network Security, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Visual Studio
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Visual Studio Code provides developers with a powerful development tool, while avoiding the expense of the full Visual Studio Pro, Enterprise or others. It is available on multiple OS platforms, making it ubiquitous. It allowed us to streamline the number of development tools used (Vim, Sublime, etc.).
Pros
  • Clean UI
  • Fast
  • Intellisense
  • Code debugging options directly in IDE
Cons
  • High Learning Curve
  • More expensive than competitors
Likelihood to Recommend
When you are coding complex applications it is good to use such a powerful tool such as Visual Studio. Also it is the best and most suitable IDE for C# development and programming. Not worth it if you are debugging or programming in scripting languages such as php, JavaScript or python. (Scripting is by usage, however I am referring to the most general purpose of a language.)

One Stop Shop For Your Programing Needs

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 24, 2018
DD
Damien Dolan
Business Analyst Developer
Silberline (Chemicals, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Visual Studio
8 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Visual Studio IDE is currently being used in our IT department by our development team. We are using it by creating software solutions for our ERP that is outdated. We do not have the capital to buy a new ERP so we are leveraging the capability of Visual Studio to help make our ERP more efficient for current use cases in our company.
Pros
  • SourceControl integration
  • Collaboration
  • Installing Frameworks
  • Speed
Cons
  • Sometimes Nuget can be buggy and say installed something but did not
  • More themes? Purely aesthetic but more os a choice would be nice.
  • While source control is great I feel an interface-like source tree would be better
Likelihood to Recommend
Large teams needing to build a software solution. Also, the fact that there is a free version for an individual is perfect for someone looking to "cut their teeth" and start programming. It isn't just an environment for writing C# and SQL. It supports mobile and game development as well, the community is huge so help is out there to learn as well.

IDE for Windows system based tasks

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
May 18, 2021
BK
Balázs Kiss
Software Developer
Webvalto Ltd. (Banking, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Visual Studio
8 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our company uses mostly Linux based tech, but from time-to-time, we do arrive at Windows-based tasks. In those cases, using Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code are our main tools for tackling problems. Mostly used for C# and C++ codes, sometimes TypeScript, we use Visual Studio as a reliable, modern, and highly valuable IDE.
Pros
  • Windows-based programming tools
  • .NET go-to developing instrument
  • Well structured, easy-to-use interface
Cons
  • Has a steep learning curve
  • Intellisense is sometimes a bit annoying for me
Likelihood to Recommend
[Depending] on the task, I would probably recommend Visual Studio for anybody, who would like to use a professional IDE and comes from a Windows-based environment. Maybe there are better tools for specific tasks, but for developing .NET projects, or windows based applications, or maybe educational purposes, Visual Studio is a stable candidate to provide a good utility belt for any programming task.

Long-time Visual Studio IDE user

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
March 03, 2020
CH
Clay Horste
Software Developer III
Opus Solutions (Events Services, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Visual Studio
12 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Visual Studio IDE across our entire organization as our primary development platform. Visual Studio has become a great way to develop software for most platforms that we target. The beauty of Visual Studio is the way it handles legacy applications. We have been updating and modernizing a lot of apps recently and combining the ability to work with apps written 10 or more years ago with programmability has made the work much simpler.
Pros
  • Full Stack Web Development
  • Legacy app compatibility
  • Working with a team on larger projects
  • Code completion/checking
  • Debugging
Cons
  • Can be slow at times
  • Learning curve can be daunting
  • Cost for some versions can be a challenge if you need the features
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are a full stack developer and like C# or VB.net, then Visual Studio IDE is definitely the way to go. Sure, you could go with VSCode or some other editor and make everything happen in the command line, but Visual Studio IDE makes most things much easier. Personally, I use both. 90% of the time, I am in Visual Studio IDE and then I keep Code open for various lightweight utility tasks that it is perfect for.
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