In today’s fast-paced financial technology landscape, the demand for robust, high-performance software is increasing. At the core of the majority of financial innovations lies C++, a language revered for its speed, efficiency, and control.
As financial institutions continue to incorporate advanced electronics and embedded systems into their operations—be it through the ATMs we rely on for…
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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
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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…
VA 2024.6 is here and is available to download! This release features small but crucial updates.
IMPORTANT: Users of 2024.5 should upgrade as soon as possible, or install the previous version 2024.4.
To get the latest version, visit our website now and download the new update.
Visual Assist 2024.6 brings two critical fixes for Visual Assist’s interaction with Visual Studio.
The first fix in…
Catching up with VA: Our most recent performance updates
July 21, 2024
Throughout its long lifetime, Visual Assist (VA) has been a top-of-the-line productivity plugin with a performance advantage over Visual Studio and other plugins. Performance and speed has been a bread-and-butter factor for choosing VA—and we’ve doubled down with updates…
Visual Assist 2024.4 release post - ARM Support
June 12, 2024
It’s our pleasure to announce a new Visual Assist release, headed by a major addition—supporting ARM!
We hope you find this release useful. Visit our website to download the release.
ARM support
Big news for Visual Assist’s device support! Windows ARM is now supported…
On the recent video game industry layoffs
May 15, 2024
Like many others, we have been shocked and increasingly concerned to hear of the recent gaming studio closures and layoffs. Cumulatively, this has impacted far more in this industry than any of us would have expected.
Many of our most ardent Visual Assist champions are game developers, so for us, these cuts are not simply about numbers. This is about our user community – your careers, your…
Visual Assist 2024.3 release post
May 2, 2024
Another Visual Assist update?! VA 2024.3 is headlined by a dramatic improvement to the performance of Find References. This release also features both a fix and an improvement related to Move Implementation. We also have some key features exiting their beta phase (try them…
Visual Assist 2024.2 release post
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…
Installing Unreal Engine 4/5 + Visual Studio: A complete step-by-step guide with pictures
March 7, 2024
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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…
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