What’s new in Visual Assist 2024.3
News|by Leanne Bevan|7 May 2024
The Visual Assist 2024.3 release from Whole Tomato Software brings a range of enhancements and fixes to improve developer productivity. Here are the highlights:
Performance Improvements
The Find References feature has been optimised for speed and accelerates refactorings involving symbol identification, such as Rename. This improvement makes code navigation smoother and faster.
New Features
- Create File: You can specify a directory when creating a new file, providing better organisation options.
- Move Implementation: This triggers Create File if no suitable target exists, streamlining file management.
- Move Class to New File: This feature has exited beta, providing a more polished experience.
- CUDA Support: This feature has also graduated from beta, enhancing GPU programming support.

Bug Fixes and Refinements
- Issues with Move Implementation not functioning properly when a new file was needed have been resolved.
- C headers mistakenly added instead of their C++ equivalents are now correctly identified.
- Move Class to New File offers proper prompts even around macros.
Quality of Life Improvements
- Enhanced C# editor performance.
- New Discord links and feedback options facilitate community engagement directly from the Help menu.
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