Build Announcements

Visual Assist 2026.4 release post

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June 30, 2026
The first thing you do with Visual Assist is install it. The first thing you do with it on a project is wait for it to parse. VA 2026.4 makes both smoother. Download it now. This is a smaller build between larger ones — a few bigger efforts are running in parallel, shaped by your feedback on recent updates. In the meantime, 2026.4 refreshes the installer, smooths out the initial parse, and…
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Blueprints Aren’t Always A Choice: How Your IDE Shapes The Way You Learn Unreal Engine Development

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March 11, 2026
Ever feel like you’re fixing and configuring your tools rather than designing game logic? For a lot of people, that’s the start of Unreal Engine C++ development. Visual Studio is a great option, but when you’re starting, it introduces some minor inconveniences that feels like a necessary buy-in fee before you can actually develop games. For instance, IntelliSense throws a sea of red…
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C++ Safety Checkers Deep-Dive: Why Memory Safety Is Everyone’s Problem Now

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November 1, 2025
TL;DR  Memory safety has become one of the biggest challenges in modern C++ development, with pressure increasing from governments, industry leaders and standards bodies to reduce vulnerabilities caused by memory-related issues. To help address these concerns, Visual Assist 2025.4 provides development teams with over 60 new Clang-Tidy-based safety checkers to catch risky patterns, enforce modern…
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Visual Assist 2025.3 release post

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July 3, 2025
TLDR Visual Assist 2025.3 continues a series of productivity enhancements in the spotlight, such as a more flexible Extract Method that allows developers to customize parameters before creating a new method. This release also features macro expansion previews on hover, better support for auto pointers, a new Options dialog and improved line highlighting. On top of the usability improvements, it…
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