How to get a job as a game developer in 2025 – Part 2: Insider advice from a studio game director

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June 25, 2025

Where to next? A quick update about Visual Assist's future from our GM

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June 24, 2025

C++ Pattern Matching: Should C++ Embrace Functional Programming Constructs?

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June 18, 2025
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What did we learn? A back-to-school update about Visual Assist's latest from our GM

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September 11, 2025
New season, fresh start As Fall approaches, it’s not just students heading back to school. it’s also a perfect time to evaluate your coding tools. Which ones are ready for advanced coursework, and which might need some upgrading? You might find that some of those tools need a higher degree while others might be ready to graduate. And we’ve been doing our homework… At Whole Tomato…
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Do I Need To Know C++ For Unreal Engine? The Updated 2025 Guide

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July 24, 2025
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

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July 3, 2025
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

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June 24, 2025
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

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May 8, 2025
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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