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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Visual Assist 2026.1 release blog

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January 19, 2026
Visual Assist Build 2026.1: smarter code insights, faster AI, polished experience. Hover over macros to see their full Clang expansions. Watch AI responses stream in real-time. Enjoy modernized dialogs and rock-solid reliability with Visual Studio 2026. We’re kicking off 2026 with improvements largely based on user feedback from changes we added on our previous releases. These are designed…
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C++ Safety Checkers Deep-Dive: Why Memory Safety Is Everyone’s Problem Now

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November 1, 2025
For decades, C++ has powered the world’s most critical systems—from banking infrastructure and trading platforms to game engines, aerospace software, and embedded devices. Its unmatched performance and control make it the tool of choice when efficiency matters most. But that control comes at a cost. C++ assumes minimal guard rails. It assumes the developer knows exactly what they’re doing.
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Visual Assist 2025.4 release post

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October 22, 2025
Visual Assist 2025.4 is now released and is available to download.  VA 2025.4 is one of our biggest releases to date. This release features 60+ new code inspections checkers for C++ safety. We also overhauled the UI for key features and added a new welcome experience for…
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Beyond the Basics: Setting up UE5 Source Builds and CI that works [Webinar Recap]

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October 9, 2025
This is the second session in a three-part webinar series on Unreal Engine 5 workflows with Assembla and Visual Assist. Today’s presenters are John Scott, chief architect at Assembla with over 35 years of game development experience including 20 years with Unreal Engine and time as a senior programmer at Epic Games, and Montana Mendy, solutions engineer at Assembla. This session demonstrates…
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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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