{"id":4231,"date":"2025-06-24T11:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2025-08-12T05:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:46:58","slug":"where-to-next-a-quick-update-about-visual-assists-future-from-our-gm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/where-to-next-a-quick-update-about-visual-assists-future-from-our-gm\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to next? A quick update about Visual Assist’s future from our GM"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best part of working in dev tools? Hearing directly from the people who use them. Over the past several months, we here at Whole Tomato have had the privilege of speaking with C++ professionals across many industries: gaming<\/a>, fintech, agtech, manufacturing, and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From those conversations, one thing is clear: despite the rise of new alternatives and lively debates about its future, <\/span>C++ is and will remain a cornerstone across industries for years to come<\/b>. We\u2019re proud that Visual Assist has served the MSVS\/C++ community for decades, and we sincerely hope to serve you for decades more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, the landscape is shifting. The gaming industry is facing significant headwinds following massive post-Covid growth and investment. Companies are still navigating how to integrate formerly nascent AI products that are rapidly becoming a mainstay for many coders. And debates about C++ safety continue to heat up.<\/span><\/p>\n

From my perspective, this is why it\u2019s so important that we remain connected to the community we serve. As our tech progresses, old problems become obsolete, and new problems arise. I\u2019m proud of the work our team has done \u2013 and continues to do \u2013 to first <\/span>listen<\/span><\/i> to our customers, and, secondly, act thoughtfully to build solutions that solve them.<\/span><\/p>\n

One focus that will never fade for us is <\/span>user experience<\/b>. Developers consistently tell us they expect tools that are polished, seamless, and smart\u2026tools that don\u2019t fight for attention when not warranted or beg for a prompt, but instead subtly offer productivity boosts at the right time, without breaking concentration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why our roadmap for the coming months specifically focuses on honing VA\u2019s existing capabilities to deliver even more productivity. This starts with a modernization of our UI (stay tuned for our next update), better surfacing of and eventually something we\u2019re very excited about: subtle, behind-the-scenes Ai features. In other words, not another bolted-on AI chatbot, but\u00a0 \u201cunder the hood\u201d integrations that make the things you love about VA even better \u2013 something that <\/span>over 70% <\/b>of you responded favorably to in our recent community survey.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, can our parser coupled with AI quickly generate accurate unit tests? Can we leverage AI to identify memory safety issues, then use VA\u2019s refactoring to address them? How can AI improve our renames, inspections, and navigation? These are the questions we\u2019re asking. Of course it\u2019s early, and there\u2019s much work to be done, but we\u2019re excited about the possibilities. And you should be too!<\/span><\/p>\n

By the way, do <\/span>you <\/span><\/i>have thoughts? Send me a note<\/a> \u2013 I\u2019d love to hear what\u2019s on your mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Schwenk,
\nWhole Tomato general manager<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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