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I somewhat disagree. As an avid Visual Studio user.. it's definitly gotton worse. A lot of little Editor UX things seem to stop working. Example: in C++, writi

I somewhat disagree. As an avid Visual Studio user.. it's definitly gotton worse. A lot of little Editor UX things seem to stop working. Example: in C++, writing switch(..) on an enum would automatically default create all switch cases. Then later versions, it only occasionally did it, now it doesn't do it at all. Another example: When my application finishes and VS is activated, sometimes the cursor is in one window, but typing happens in another. Another example: In Windows 11, when resizing a window, the artifacts seem to have gotton worse. Sometimes even the whole window is flickering.

bsuvc 4y ago
There are better alternatives UX-wise for both of the examples you gave. Visual Studio -> Jetbrains. Windows 11 -> Linux (or Mac) While VS and Windows have gotten worse in recent years, other software like Jetbrains IDEs and Linux UX have gotten better.
- danybittel 4y ago
  Well maybe. But these alternatives come with their own set of problems. I guess it's a tradeoff.. how much can a software degrade until you're willing to learn and deal with another set of problems. Unfortunalty, you kind of get used to UX quirks. I have to say though, all in all Win 11 is not as bad as people make it out to be. After turning off a few things, it stops getting in the way. I'm definitly going to have another look at Jetbrains though.
- fhd2 4y ago
  Not sure why this is downvoted - I also have the experience that Linux on the desktop now vs 10 years ago is a much better experience, both UX wise (at least in general, though it's a bit subjective), but also in terms of stability. From what I've scrolled through so far, most examples people give of software that got worse is by Microsoft, though I wouldn't say it's limited to them. There seems to be a desperation for profit in commercial software right now like nothing I've seen in the past. There's usually alternatives worth a look though!

bsuvc 4y ago

There are better alternatives UX-wise for both of the examples you gave. Visual Studio -> Jetbrains. Windows 11 -> Linux (or Mac) While VS and Windows have gotten worse in recent years, other software like Jetbrains IDEs and Linux UX have gotten better.

danybittel 4y ago
Well maybe. But these alternatives come with their own set of problems. I guess it's a tradeoff.. how much can a software degrade until you're willing to learn and deal with another set of problems. Unfortunalty, you kind of get used to UX quirks. I have to say though, all in all Win 11 is not as bad as people make it out to be. After turning off a few things, it stops getting in the way. I'm definitly going to have another look at Jetbrains though.
fhd2 4y ago
Not sure why this is downvoted - I also have the experience that Linux on the desktop now vs 10 years ago is a much better experience, both UX wise (at least in general, though it's a bit subjective), but also in terms of stability. From what I've scrolled through so far, most examples people give of software that got worse is by Microsoft, though I wouldn't say it's limited to them. There seems to be a desperation for profit in commercial software right now like nothing I've seen in the past. There's usually alternatives worth a look though!