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Do I Need To Know C++ For Unreal Engine? The Updated 2025 Guide

Quick Answer: While C++ isn’t strictly required for Unreal Engine development thanks to Blueprint visual scripting, learning it unlocks advanced capabilities and significantly expands your development options. For beginners, you can start with Blueprints and gradually learn C++ for Unreal Engine as your projects grow more complex. C++ is used to program and create video games on different…
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Visual Assist 2025.3 release post

Visual Assist 2025.3 is now public and available to download.  This release improves developer experience by updating the feedback UI when using some of our added features from recent releases. We’ve also updated our options dialog’s look and feel alongside some of line…
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Where to next? A quick update about Visual Assist's future from our GM

The best part of working in dev tools? Hearing directly from the people who use them. Over the past several months, we here at Whole Tomato have had the privilege of speaking with C++ professionals across many industries: gaming, fintech, agtech, manufacturing, and beyond.  From those conversations, one thing is clear: despite the rise of new alternatives and lively debates about its future, C++…
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Struggling with Visual Studio Performance? Visual Assist Has the Fix

If you’re a developer working in Visual Studio, chances are you’ve hit a few bumps in the road—slow load times, clunky navigation, unreliable IntelliSense, and the occasional “Where did that file go?” moment. These common pain points can quickly add up, dragging down your productivity and turning routine coding tasks into frustrating time sinks. Many developers accept these…
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Visual Assist 2025.1 release post

VA 2025.1 enhances usability with smarter navigation, better C++ module support, and more flexible refactoring options. The updated first-run dialog, configurable test snippets, and a refreshed UI improve the overall experience. Additionally, several key fixes address…
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Introduction to CUDA development + How to set up with Visual Studio

Introduction Think about this. Have you ever thought about two things at once? If you reflect a bit, our brains are super complex but they only focus on one train of thought. Sure, a lot can happen subconsciously, but you can only be conscious about a single thing—you can’t focus on two things at once simultaneously. But what if you could? This opens up a wide array of possibilities. Imagine…
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