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The Best Kept Secrets About C++ Extensions

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May 5, 2022
While you are writing software, it is very important to focus on the logic of the code, its efficiency and performance, and the algorithms used. At the same time, the code should be understandable, readable, and easily editable. There are special tools that allow you to automatically generate code, and simplify the process of editing and refactoring it. One such tool is the Visual Assist…
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10 Undeniable Reasons to Love C++ Extensions

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April 26, 2022
Visual Studio is by far one of the most advanced IDEs in the world. Being one of the oldest IDEs, it is still the most popular in the C++ community. In fact, a JetBrains survey [1] found that 27 percent of C++ developers prefer Visual Studio over any other IDE–the highest for any IDE.  Although Visual Studio is a comprehensive IDE, it does not cater to all the development needs.
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GDC You Next Year!

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April 7, 2022
For those of you that have been longtime GDC attendees, speakers, or lowly exhibitors, this year may have taken you back to years past. Smaller crowd (the line would tell you otherwise), More intimate sessions, and cool swag! If you didn’t make it out, be sure to check…
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Tips for Aspiring Game Developers

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February 10, 2022
Have you ever considered becoming a game developer but never knew where or how to start? In this blog, we’ll talk about a few things you might want to know before you get started in the video game industry.  The video game industry— by the numbers Many new programmers aspire to land careers in the video game industry. Who wouldn’t want to make triple-A games for a…
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Visual Studio 2022 Support!

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November 23, 2021
Hello! We have very good news today. We just released Visual Assist 2021.5 and it has our official support for the Visual Studio 2022 release. This blog could be as short as that sentence, but I’d like to write a bit more about our support and how we got here.
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Visual Studio 2022 preview version 4 support

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September 16, 2021
Just a quick note to let you know that we are aware of a blocking issue while using the latest version of VA in Preview 4. We offered initial beta support for 3.x, however we do not recommend installing Visual Assist on the latest preview as the hangs will render the IDE unusable. We’re working on it and hope to have an update out soon. Even though each release offers new challenges and…
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