Should I use Microsoft Visual Studio for non-.NET development?

Question

Python

How expedient is it to use the Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 community to develop projects not for the .NET platform? For example, projects in Python, Flask, JavaScript, HTML, etc.
Please describe in more detail what, how, pluses, minuses. What needs to be installed to improve convenience.
I know it's a very powerful IDE with a lot of features, but is it suitable for most projects, or is it better to use some simple and lightweight text editor with syntax highlighting?

Answer 1

It and its compiler are useful for C++ projects, including Qt. In most cases the best choice for C++ under Windows.
HTML, CSS, JS - xs, tried only in conjunction with ASP.NET.
The rest - not so much. The main problem is the lack of IntelliSense support for the syntaxes of many languages.

Answer 2

Quite possible
Pros: free, large community / support, habit (especially if you have previously worked with this environment), complexity - many tools in one (no need to switch back and forth from one environment to another)
Cons: habits again (but this individually), and as noted above, the lack or not very good intelligence for some syntaxes

Answer 3

MS reports that they are expanding python support, adding notepads and all sorts of goodies for data skeptics.
For html and js, I would still recommend Visual Studio Code. Add alignment plugins, lint, codelenz
It turns out better than in a big studio. Basically I am duplicating the IDE. Code for client code (vue, pure javascript) and Visual Studio Prof for other net core projects.
PS the biggest drawback for me, connecting client scripts through one place, easier to set up in webpack,