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Introduction to CUDA development + How to set up with Visual Studio

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February 5, 2025
TL;DR CUDA lets you harness your GPU’s full power to handle massive tasks faster than traditional CPUs by running thousands of operations at once — a game changer for AI, data science, finance, and more, but comes with a learning curve due to parallel programming and hardware dependencies. The good news? Setting it up with Visual Studio is surprisingly doable in under an hour: install VS, add…
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Visual Assist 2024.9 release post

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December 31, 2024
Happy Holidays! Visual Assist 2024.9 makes its way to general availability this holiday season!  This update introduces a key update to Find References and a new refactoring. We are also introducing a new way to experience Visual Assist—more on this below! And of course…
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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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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…