Yes. I used Visual Studio since 97 (and other Microsoft development tools that eventually merged into VS since 1991). I used VS more than any other development tool until 2001 or 2002. Used it occasionally until 2010. Visual Studio is a very good IDE, but, unless whatever you are developing is designed to run (or be served from) Windows, it's not particularly useful.
My problem is not with Visual Studio, but with Windows. After many years using Macs and Linuxes, Windows is an incredibly confusing environment. With Linux and Macs I always know what to expect. Trivial things like setting up wireless networking or a network printer or a multi-monitor setup often involve downloading a program that will install an application that will manage what you want to do. It's insulting to have to download a hundred megabytes of stuff just to use a printer and then have yet another icon somewhere on the screen that doesn't even visually merge with the rest of the environment.
And then you have an environment where you can't even delete an open file. Or eject a USB stick just because some program decided to quit in an unclean way and leave a file open.
After you get used to a consistent and predictable platform, using anything else becomes almost intolerable.
I think Windows rot stopped being a thing since XP. Windows 7 and Windows 8 installations rarely slow down over time, unless you're installing toobars and adware.
I have a Windows 7 that suffered Windows rot over the year I used it. I finally gave up and went back to the Ubuntu share (despite the Toshiba brightness bug) when Windows refused to suspend properly.
My problem is not with Visual Studio, but with Windows. After many years using Macs and Linuxes, Windows is an incredibly confusing environment. With Linux and Macs I always know what to expect. Trivial things like setting up wireless networking or a network printer or a multi-monitor setup often involve downloading a program that will install an application that will manage what you want to do. It's insulting to have to download a hundred megabytes of stuff just to use a printer and then have yet another icon somewhere on the screen that doesn't even visually merge with the rest of the environment.
And then you have an environment where you can't even delete an open file. Or eject a USB stick just because some program decided to quit in an unclean way and leave a file open.
After you get used to a consistent and predictable platform, using anything else becomes almost intolerable.