AI coding tools are now part of the conversation in almost every software organization. Sometimes the push comes from developers experimenting on their own. Sometimes it comes from management asking teams to ship faster without increasing headcount. Either way, the discussion quickly runs into the same wall: trust.
What leaves the machine?
Who can access it?
What gets logged, retained, indexed…
How to Set Up a Fully Local AI in Visual Studio
May 19, 2026
VA Intelligence is Visual Assist’s local AI feature. It runs Gemma3 on your GPU through Ollama, both bundled and managed by Visual Assist itself. No API keys, no cloud round-trip, no telemetry pipeline waiting to be audited by your security team.
By the end of this…
The moment the project opens
Welcome gamer! You’re excited to start coding games so you set up your Unreal Engine and finally got the source linked to your project… Once it opens you’re greeted with a sample project. It’s huge. And why are there red…
Reflection landed in C++26 last year, GCC trunk and the Bloomberg-maintained Clang fork already implement most of it. Many conference talks is making it sound like it’s the most important thing to happen to the language in a generation. If you ship production C++ on MSVC, the more useful question is what reflection actually changes about the code you write, and when you’ll be able to…
Visual Assist 2026.3 release post
April 3, 2026
Visual Assist 2026.3: Expanding AI Workflows & Improving Performance
AI in IDEs is evolving quickly, but for many the hype might feel artificial. For most C++ developers, the question isn’t “can AI write code?” — it’s: “how can I fit this…
It’s been roughly three years since AI tools and large language models (LLMs) hit the mainstream in a real, unavoidable way. In that time, people have put them to work writing emails, summarizing legal documents, generating marketing copy, composing music, tutoring…
Visual Assist knows your time is valuable and it’s better spent on coding or thinking. When you encounter a question about Visual Studio C++ or Visual Assist, it’s important to quickly get that answer so you can stay locked in.
Whether it’s on how a feature works, how to configure it for your setup, or what your VA license covers — the last thing you want is to dig through pages of…
User Case Study: From AAA to Indie—How She Was Such A Good Horse Studio built Into the Unwell
February 18, 2026
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Discover how She Was Such A Good Horse Studio transitioned from AAA game development to building the indie co-op roguelite Into the Unwell. This case study explores the team’s creative workflow, Unreal Engine development process, and how Visual Assist helps…
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…
TL;DR
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 2025.4 provides development teams with over 60 new Clang-Tidy-based safety checkers to catch risky patterns, enforce modern…
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