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GitHub vs Microsoft Visual Studio
User Ratings & Reviews
Reviews are generated by real users. When reviewing a product, users are asked to assess the product’s overall quality, which includes assigning specific ratings for ease of use, value for money, customer support, and functionality.
Ease-of-Use
4.4 / 5
4.3 / 5
Value for Money
4.6 / 5
4.4 / 5
Customer Support
4.4 / 5
4.2 / 5
Functionality
4.7 / 5
4.6 / 5
Last Review Written
March 25, 2025
March 21, 2025
Pros/Cons
Pros
- Some of the best benefits of github is that they give some great perks to students with Github Student Pack which helps students grow without investing anything.
- It has a Very easy to use platform to help you find the script you need for any project. Tons of great scripts at good prices.
- The overall experience is great. I have been using Github since 10+ years now and the experience is superb.
Cons
- GitHub has been criticized for its user interface, which can be confusing and difficult to use.
- The only thing I personally dislike about GitHub is the merging capabilities and resolving the code conflicts. It becomes a hell sometimes while resolving the conflicts to merge the code.
- Initial setup for beginners can be confusing. Also, the conflict resolver is tricky.
Pros
- I love Microsoft Visual studio for its powerful engine, across the operating systems development capabilities, easy support and the quite affordable licensing fee.
- It has a very friendly user interface and is overall a great product for anyone who is looking for a programming software that supports every language.
- I truly recommend this for developers as it has free version too which will be best for those who want to learn development.
Cons
- Licensing is a little expensive. Sometimes, code compilation error messages are misleading that confuses the developers with what the exact issue is.
- The only con to Visual studio is its User interface as it becomes very boring to code on an interface which has no plugins and drag and drops options.
- The installation process is tedious and can mess with Windows setup. If you lose power or run out of battery while installing, you might have to start again from scratch, or mess a file system.
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Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
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