Tips and Tricks

AI for Development: What Do We Expect?

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May 24, 2023
Everyone’s talking about AI. What do we here at Visual Assist expect? It’s clear it’s incredibly relevant – debate on that ship has sailed – but it’s hyped. We take a brief non-hyped look at where we think things will go. An AI-generated image built at simplified.com with the prompt ‘A laptop with an AI onscreen’. Impressive it’s possible, but equally it has a long…
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Build Announcements

Visual Assist 2023.2 released

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May 17, 2023
The second update to Visual Assist in 2023 is here. This update features an extensive series of upgrades to code inspections, shader extension support, and a number of quality fixes to the IDE. Download the latest version of Visual Assist now. Greatly expanded code…
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C++ Refactoring Tips And Tricks

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February 23, 2023
In the world of software development, features are constantly updated and new functionality is continuously added. Gradually, keeping up with the latest and best coding standards becomes complex. This slows can slow down operations and affect how code is maintained and updated. The act of maintaining and modernizing code is done through a process called code refactoring. In this article, we will…
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Build Announcements

Visual Assist 2023.1 released

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February 15, 2023
The first update to Visual Assist for 2023 is here. This update features an extensive list of improvements and bug fixes for a variety of users. And if you haven’t, download the latest release here. We hope you find them useful!  Improved parser auto type deduction for pointers This release updates how Visual Assist handles auto type specifiers, particularly when reference is coming from a…
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Why Is QA Testing Essential?

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February 8, 2023
Quality assurance (QA) testing is a crucial step in the game development process that ensures the delivery of a high-quality and bug-free game. QA testing helps to identify and resolve issues before the game is released to the public. It is a simple practice that saves time…
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Level-up your C++ productivity using Visual Studio Extensions

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January 17, 2023
There is a lot of competition in the software market today. Whoever can quickly release quality software that meets customers’ needs can take a large part of the market. Therefore, there is a need for development tools that can speed up the process of writing code and ensure its quality control. Visual Studio Extensions are such tools. In this article, we will explain why you should use C++…
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