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Pointers are one of the biggest things that confuse new C++ developers, especially if they started with languages like Python or Java where memory management mostly stays hidden. This guide breaks down why pointers still matter in modern C++, how they help with performance, memory control, dynamic data structures, and low-level system programming, and why they are still heavily used despite…
“Nobody Will Read This Code” (Until You Have to)
January 28, 2026
When we code, we like shortcuts. We use keystrokes that combine two or more actions. We like it when we can do two things at once. It feels productive (and maybe because most of the time it is.)
However, there are cases where we need to avoid shortcuts. In the realm of…
Visual Assist 2026.1 release blog
January 19, 2026
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Visual Assist 2026.1 introduces several productivity and usability improvements designed to make large-scale C++ and Unreal Engine development faster and more efficient. The release adds Clang-powered macro expansion previews, realtime AI response streaming, a fully…
Building High-Performance AI/ML Pipelines with C++ and CUDA
December 30, 2025
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Modern AI workloads are pushing hardware to its limits, where milliseconds matter and inefficiencies quickly add up. While Python is great for experimentation, production systems demand predictable, high-performance execution and that’s where C++ and CUDA stand out. They give engineers fine-grained control over memory, parallelism, and GPU behavior, enabling real-time inference and…
C++ Safety is one of the most important conversations happening in software right now. From industry leaders to government agencies, including recent guidance coming from the U.S. government, there is a renewed call to strengthen memory safety and reduce classes of bugs that…
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Memory safety has become one of the biggest challenges in modern C++ development, with pressure increasing from governments, industry leaders and standards bodies to reduce vulnerabilities caused by memory-related issues. To help address these concerns, Visual Assist…
Visual Assist 2025.4 release post
October 22, 2025
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Visual Assist 2025.4 brings one of the platform’s largest updates to-date with 60+ new C++ code inspections focused on safety, a redesigned user experience for core navigation and refactoring features, and the introduction of VA Intelligence, a new local AI-powered feature to explain code symbols. The release is built to enable developers to write safer, more maintainable code with an…
Break Free from IntelliSense Hell with Visual Assist: Learn UE5 C++ Development Techniques [Webinar Recap]
October 13, 2025
This is the third session in the webinar series on Unreal Engine 5 workflows with Assembla and Visual Assist. Chris Gardner, lead developer at Whole Tomato Software, challenges conventional wisdom about when to use C++ versus Blueprints and demonstrates how Visual Assist…
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Building Unreal Engine 5 from source requires more than just downloading files from GitHub. Proper hardware, secure Perforce configuration, structured stream workflows, and scalable branching strategies are all critical for smooth development and future engine…
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This webinar walks through how to set up an Unreal Engine 5 project in a way that actually scales once more people join the team. It covers practical things like choosing the right engine setup, organizing Perforce correctly, avoiding asset conflicts, handling large files, and creating workflows that do not fall apart halfway through development. The session also explains why many studios…
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