Super popular for good reason.
January 29, 2026
Super popular for good reason.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Professional
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Visual Studio
This is our IDE of choice for Optimizely projects. It's fast, accurate and easily handles the complex C# projects we throw at it. We use Microsoft Visual Studio for development across teams, creating custom extensions to be shared and reused across teams. The intelligent type safety system ensures our teams are accurate and can learn at the same time.
Pros
- Very fast, even with a c# project with 500k lines
- IntelliSense
- Custom extensions
- Dependency management
Cons
- Simple guides for first time users
- Better compatibility with Linux
- Developer efficiency is great with shared extensions
- Projects compile quickly avoiding slow build times
- Our Linux team has had to adopt alternative tools
For performance and community reach, Microsoft Visual Studio is by far the best. It's the most used and allows us to be efficient and productive without being guinea pigs and having to test new, potentially breaking features.
Do you think Microsoft Visual Studio delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Microsoft Visual Studio's feature set?
Yes
Did Microsoft Visual Studio live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Microsoft Visual Studio go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Microsoft Visual Studio again?
Yes
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