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Visual Assist 2024.2 release post

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March 28, 2024
It only has been a minute since the last performance-focused release but Visual Assist 2024.2 is here, squeezing even more performance to set it apart from other coding assistants! Continuing the theme of the last version, this release is focused on getting rid of interruption or downtime, and overall just making the Visual Studio experience as responsive as possible. Download the release now from…
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Visual Assist 2024.1 release post

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January 31, 2024
The first release of the year is here with Visual Assist 2024.1. This update is headlined by the overhaul of our parser, which significantly reduces users’ initial startup times for projects. Also in this release: key behavioral fixes for a few or VA’s navigation…
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Visual Assist 2023.6 release post

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November 28, 2023
Visual Assist 2023.6 is here and is available to download! This release is filled to the brim with new functionality that improves upon your staple VA features and a new, convenient way to share source code with colleagues. We also have a new code checker, support for two…
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Visual Assist 2023.4 now released

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August 17, 2023
VA 2023.4 is now published and is now available to download!  This release marks a major milestone in Visual Assist’s history as it starts its official support for Unity engine development. Also in this release: start of support for CUDA development for C/C++ and numerous parser improvements. Read on further to get the complete details of the changes and improvements in this release. Start of…
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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…
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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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Visual Assist enters G2 Awards as High Performer

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January 2, 2023
We are glad to announce that in the second quarter since listing, the popular Whole Tomato Visual Assist plugin for Visual Studio broke into the G2 Software Awards as the top scorer in the static code analysis segment. Visual Assist received good reviews from users and high scores in various ratings. Click here to read Visual Assist reviews on G2. What is a High Performer and How does G2 Determine…
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Visual Assist 2022.4 now available

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November 9, 2022
The fourth update to Visual Assist 2022 is here! This release updates some core Visual Assist behaviors, adds a key C++ language feature, and adds support for external configuration files. The release also continues initiatives on shader code from the previous release. If…
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Visual Assist 2022.3 now available

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August 18, 2022
Visual Assist 2022.3 is out and brings some exciting news for those working with graphics shaders! It also adds a pair of code inspection checks, as well as a new navigation option for Open File in Solution. Visual Assist HLSL support High-level shader language (HLSL), while…
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Visual Assist 2022.2 is here

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May 12, 2022
Visual Assist 2022.2 has just been released! We have a well-rounded update this time— a number of new features as well as some much needed fixes. Unreal Engine 5 Support The biggest announcement in this release is the the start of official regression and other testing related to Unreal Engine 5. This also comes with some modifications to the IDE UI to make it apparent that our…
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