Tips and Tricks

Visual Assist and ARM

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio now officially runs on Windows ARM. What does this mean for Visual Assist? Visual Assist is a native plugin, so compiled for either 32-bit or 64-bit Intel depending on which version of Visual Studio you’re using. If you run the normal version of Visual Studio, this is exactly what you need. But if you run the ARM version, you would need an ARM…
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Build Announcements

Visual Assist 2022.4 now available

The fourth update to Visual Assist 2022 is here! This release updates some core Visual Assist behaviors, adds a key C++ language feature, and adds support for external configuration files. The release also continues initiatives on shader code from the previous release. If…
Tips and Tricks

The Ideal Visual Studio Companions

If you’re using Visual Assist, then you realize that some areas in Visual Studio need extra functionality and support. Extensions provide users quick solutions to make their IDEs perform better in a specific area like adding markdown support, getting better code analysis…
Tips and Tricks

How much time and money does Visual Assist save?

Visual Assist is one of the most powerful and intelligent coding assistance solutions for Visual Studio C/C++, but how much time (or money) do development teams save with such a lightweight add-on? In this blog post, we try to guesstimate the value of Visual Assist as a productivity and time-saving tool. Why do developers need Visual Assist? Before we dive into the numbers, we first need to…
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Build Announcements

Visual Assist 2022.3 now available

Visual Assist 2022.3 is out and brings some exciting news for those working with graphics shaders! It also adds a pair of code inspection checks, as well as a new navigation option for Open File in Solution. Visual Assist HLSL support High-level shader language (HLSL), while…
News

Recap: What’s New in Visual Assist 2022

Did you miss the What’s New in Visual Assist 2022 webinar? We’ve got you covered.  The webinar and this recap blog are part of ongoing efforts to share more information around the latest Visual Assist updates and developments. Usually we publish what’s new in a bulletin, but we haven’t often had a webinar where we share what’s new and have live questions and answers. So we had…
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Tips and Tricks

Do I Need To Know C++ For Unreal Engine?

C++ is a powerful programming language that can be used to create high-quality 3D games and applications using the Unreal Engine. A program created using C++ for Unreal Engine will typically be much more complex and detailed than using other languages because it unlocks more…
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The Most Pervasive Problems In Game Development

Game development is a very interesting and at the same time very complicated process. In this article, we will look at the most pervasive problems in the game development process, as well as possible ways to solve them. What is the game idea? For the creation of any project to end in success, it is very important to initially analyze and plan everything well. Before you start…
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