Tips and Tricks

Installing Virtual Machines to use Visual Studio on Mac

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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 allows Mac users to access all features required for C++, .NET, Unity, and enterprise development. With proper RAM and CPU…
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Build Announcements

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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Ensuring Code Quality: Why Every C++ Developer Needs Unit Tests

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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 also rapid changes in operating systems and hardware systems. This means that if you are developing applications…
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