The best replacement for visual studio is dreamweaver.

The best alternatives to visual studio are rated as following:
★★★★★  dreamweaver
★★★★  eclipse
★★★★  visual basic
★★★  visual web developer
★★★  sharpdevelop
★★  xcode
★★  visual c++
★★  visual studio express
★★  netbeans
★★  webmatrix
★  qt creator
★  visio
★  monodevelop
★  expression web
★  gcc
★  sharepoint designer
★  xamarin studio
★  expression
★  code blocks
  eclipse for c++
  delphi
  qt
  vim
  blend
  sql server first
  dev c++
  borland
  visual basic 6
  .net framework
  expression studio
  rad studio
  code::blocks

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Speaking about visual studio, one probably shouldn't forget about msdn.

Other search terms related to visual studio and their ratings are:
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★★ blend
★★ sql server
★★ git
★ .net
★ c++
★ github
★ resharper
★ bitbucket
★ svn
★ c#
★ net framework
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