Whole Tomato Software

03/05/2026

Your time is better spent coding—not digging through docs.

Meet the Visual Assist AI Assistant: a smart, conversational way to get instant answers about features, setup, or licensing for Visual Assist and Microsoft Visual Studio.

Stay focused and keep your development flow uninterrupted. 🚀 https://tinyurl.com/4fxxd59y

Get instant answers about Visual Assist without waiting on support. The new Visual Assist AI Assistant helps you self-serve faster, with expert backup when you need it.

02/27/2026

From AAA studios to indie freedom 🎮

Whole Tomato sat down with Måns Olsson, co-founder of She Was Such A Good Horse Studio, to talk about his journey from Massive Entertainment and King to building his own Malmö-based indie studio.

Their debut title, Into the Unwell, is a third-person co-op roguelite shaped by creative freedom, fast iteration, and a tight-knit team with big ambitions.

Discover the story behind the studio — and the passion powering every pixel. https://tinyurl.com/md9nhv5b

See how a 10-person indie studio uses Visual Assist to navigate 350,000 Unreal Engine files while building Into the Unwell, a unique co-op roguelite.

02/17/2026

✨ NEW in Visual Assist 2026.2:

Hover over macros to see VA’s parser and Clang’s expansion side-by-side—so you get the full picture, no matter how complex the macro.

Learn more and upgrade to VA 2026.2 today! https://tinyurl.com/ycydkyu5

02/14/2026

Feel the Whole Tomato love 🍅

Get 𝟭𝟰% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 Visual Assist — or 𝟮𝟴% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 on orders with 5+ licenses.

VA 2026.2 is fully compatible with Visual Studio 2026, with improved macro expansion, faster local AI, and Copilot fixes included.

Upgrade now — sale ends Feb 16. 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3rr6p72u

02/13/2026

Visual Assist 2026.2 now delivers a fully refreshed UI with consistent theming, improved high-DPI support, and cleaner, more intuitive layouts.

Learn more and upgrade to VA 2026.2 today! https://tinyurl.com/ycydkyu5

02/12/2026

✨ NEW in Visual Assist 2026.2:

✅ Real-time responsive AI: Visual Assist’s Local AI responses now stream progressively, so you see answers forming in real-time rather than waiting for the full response. The response splitter also remembers its position between queries, making back-and-forth conversations feel more natural.

Learn more and upgrade to VA 2026.2 today!https://tinyurl.com/ycydkyu5

02/12/2026

Sharing the Whole Tomato love 🍅

Get 𝟭𝟰% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 Visual Assist — or 𝟮𝟴% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 on orders with 5+ licenses.

VA 2026.2 is fully compatible with Visual Studio 2026, with improved macro expansion, faster local AI, and Copilot fixes included.

Upgrade now — sale ends Feb 16. 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3rr6p72u

02/10/2026

C++ pointers can feel scary—but they’re not there to trip you up! They exist to solve problems other languages don’t touch.

With modern practices and tools like Visual Assist, pointers become understandable and much easier to work with day to day. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4cvpyehp

Learn why pointers in C++ exist, what problems they solve, and how to use them safely without running into common memory issues.

01/30/2026

What’s new in Visual Assist 2026.1 🚀

Visual Assist now delivers a fully refreshed UI with consistent theming, improved high-DPI support, and cleaner, more intuitive layouts.

Download VA 2026.1: https://tinyurl.com/3mwtejzk

01/27/2026

What’s new in Visual Assist 2026.1 🚀
Hover over macros to see VA’s parser and Clang’s expansion side-by-side—so you get the full picture, no matter how complex the macro.

Download VA 2026.1: https://tinyurl.com/3mwtejzk

01/23/2026

🚀 Visual Assist Build 2026.1 is here.

Smarter code insights, faster AI, and a more polished Visual Studio experience.
This release introduces Clang-powered macro expansion on hover, real-time streaming for Local AI, modernized dialogs, and improved compatibility with Visual Studio 2026.

Built from user feedback, these updates deliver more speed and power—while keeping Visual Assist fast, stable, and unobtrusive.

👉 Learn more and download today: https://tinyurl.com/VA-2026-1

Visual Assist 2026.1 adds Clang-powered macro expansion, real-time Local AI streaming, modernized UI, and full Visual Studio 2026 support.