Tips and Tricks

Everything you need to know about code inspections

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June 13, 2023
By now you might have heard about Visual Assist’s code inspections—it has been a staple of almost all recent updates and we hosted two webinars discussing it. This article sums it all in an easy to read and convenient way. What are code inspections? Code inspections is a feature in Visual Assist that automatically checks source code for issues and code smells, and suggests the appropriate fix.
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AI for Development: What Do We Expect?

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May 24, 2023
TLDR AI already helps developers write, debug and optimize code, but cloud-based tools continue to raise concerns about privacy, cost and source code security. As AI models become more efficient, it should become more and more practical to have locally hosted solutions…
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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 inspections with over 100 new Clang Tidy checks The biggest item in this release is the added support for all code checks available…
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C++ Refactoring Tips And Tricks

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February 23, 2023
TL;DR Refactoring C++ means restructuring an existing code, improving its design without changing its functionality. makes code easier to understand, maintain and extend, and reduces bugs, technical debt and performance issues. Refactoring is done to improve code that is…
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Solving The Most Common Visual Studio C++ Pain Points

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February 17, 2023
TL;DR Visual Studio is a powerful IDE for C++ development, but developers often face slow builds, performance issues, confusing file management, and the complexity of the language itself. This guide explores the most common pain points and shows how productivity tools like Visual Assist can streamline navigation, refactoring, debugging, and code generation to create a faster, more efficient…
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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…
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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 and resources in the long run. We will explore what is QA testing‘s importance in game development in this…
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