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From ATMs and payment terminals to real-time trading systems, a huge part of modern financial technology still runs on C++. This blog explains why the language remains so important for embedded financial systems, where speed, reliability, and low-level hardware control matter the most. It also explores the real challenges developers face with performance, memory management, and debugging…
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C++ continues to dominate financial software because it delivers the speed, control, and precision required for high-stakes systems like trading platforms and risk engines. But building in this space is far from simple. Developers must juggle ultra-low latency demands…
Installing Virtual Machines to use Visual Studio on Mac
August 27, 2024
TL;DR
The full version of Visual Studio cannot run natively on macOS, especially after Visual Studio for Mac was discontinued. The most effective solution is to install Windows (ARM version) on a virtual machine and run Visual Studio within that environment.
This approach…
Installing Unreal Engine 4/5 + Visual Studio: A complete step-by-step guide with pictures
March 7, 2024
TL;DR
Getting started with Unreal Engine and Visual Studio can feel overwhelming, but the setup is actually straightforward when broken down. You install Visual Studio with the right C++ workloads, install Unreal Engine via the Epic Games Launcher, and connect both to start building projects. Once everything is linked, you can generate project files, open them in Visual Studio, and begin editing…
Ensuring Code Quality: Why Every C++ Developer Needs Unit Tests
October 31, 2023
Modern programming languages evolve and are continuously refined even further with each new update. During these incremental stages of development, components such as compilers, IDEs, libraries, their units, their components, and tools undergo changes.
Furthermore, there are…
Summer CodeFest: Magnificent or Malevolent: Maps! Measured, Monitored, & Magnified! [Mrecap]
August 27, 2023
Webinar overview:
Std::maps is a staple in the C++ world for sure. It’s reliable and useful, but in this presentation, David Millington goes a level deeper and examines how other features offered beyond the standard library can be used to maximize the usefulness of the…
Summer Codefest: Lambdas go Baa! [Recap]
August 21, 2023
Webinar overview:
This presentation by product manager, David Millington, talks about the convenient way to define an anonymous function object added in C++11. This topic was chosen because while it’s extremely useful, the data we see is that there tend to be two groups of C++ developers: those who use them extensively, and those who barely use them.
When to use lambdas:
The main benefits…
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As applications grow in size, poor design decisions can lead to increasing complexity, maintenance problems and bottlenecks in testing. In this Summer CodeFest session, we will learn how Hexagonal (Ports and Adapters) Architecture can help developers to build more…
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The first Summer CodeFest presentation has concluded! Whole Tomato’s very own lead developer Chris Gardner lead the first session on enhancing your program’s scalability with concurrency…
Everything you need to know about code inspections
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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