Application to streamline coding and development tasks

Visual Assist is a software bundle which is designed to improve upon the existing functionalities in Microsoft Visual Studio. Developed by Whole Tomato Software, this application can expedite many of the challenging coding requirements associated with modern programming and bench-testing tasks.

Features to enhance developmental productivity

Visual Assist is an IDE plugin which has been particularly targeted towards the advanced development & IT sector, as it offers up a plethora of high-end features which are not often found within generic, legacy coding packages and Visual C++. Whole Tomato Software claims that the primary purpose is to augment the features currently found within the Microsoft Visual Studio Bundle. For example, it boasts many additional navigation capabilities, such as GoTo Member and GoTo Related, which are not present within Visual Studio. Other advancements include the ability to encapsulate fields, input variables and access enhanced coding assistance. This tool is particularly beneficial in regards to debugging assistance and code generation, making it ideal for coding professionals who are familiar with the fundamental aspects of Microsoft Studio and require a more thorough developer interface. The features mentioned above can be especially beneficial for IT specialists who work in fast-paced environments.

Advanced options within a user-friendly package

Visual Assist is quite versatile, as it can work with C, C++ and C# programming languages. This is a great feature for IT specialists who might be required to switch between different coding parameters depending on the task at hand. As should be expected, there are a number of keyboard shortcuts which will expedite common coding requirements. These include opening files, finding a symbol within a string of text, opening a corresponding file, and accessing re-factoring menus. It is likewise possible to employ VA hashtags and to rename definitions if required. The installation process is also very clean and straightforward. Once all iterations of Visual Studio have been closed, the user will simply activate the .EXE installation option and select which IDEs will be included. Visual Assist will then be launched. Finally, “tips of the day” are included within its framework.

An efficient framework for modern coding specialists

It seems as if Whole Tomato Software has left little to chance when dealing with the needs of development & IT professionals, its technical enhancements cannot be denied. It should also be mentioned that a 14-day free demo is available before the user will be required to make a purchase.

Fill the gaps in Microsoft Visual Studio when working in C/C++ and C#

Visual Assist improves virtually every Microsoft IDE you have with a multitude of features.

Powerful
If you know your way around Microsoft Visual Studio, especially if you know its boundaries, you’ll find Visual Assist to have features you wish were standard in the IDE.

Understated
If you’re already a fast coder, a wee bit set in your ways, and skeptical of plug-ins and extensions, you’ll really appreciate the understated interfaces of Visual Assist.

Responsive
If you cringe at the thought of another parser running as you edit, you’ll be impressed with the speed of Visual Assist. This plug-in doesn’t consume resources just to tell you you’ve violated a formatting standard.

Top features

• Find and open any file in your solution using a simple dialog and a few search tokens.
• In a dialog that supports similar filtering, find any symbol in your solution.
• Find more definitions and declarations than built-in IntelliSense.
• The big brother of Alt+G can take you just about anywhere related to the current symbol. Jump directly to a base or derived class.
• Open the file that is most related to the active document.
• Visual Assist’s Find References is faster, more powerful, and often more complete than built-in Find References.
• Access the features of Visual Assist applicable to the current context.
• Navigate the current file from a simple drop-down of classes and methods in it. Filter the list using substrings.