Since Visual Studio 2008 still does not provide a colorful editor for Visual C++, I decided to find some solution. I’m lucky, I found Visual Assist X very quickly. This is a highly recommended plug-in for C/C++ developers on Windows platform. I even suspicious that Microsoft and Whole Tomato(The company created Visual Assist) had a agreement that Microsoft will not develop any powerful editor for Visual C++ developers. Why? cause you can find out the C# editor is providing some basic functions that Visual C++ editor does not have.

Look at this.

Any way, this a great tool, and it is a must-have plug-in for Visual C++. [Get a copy and take a trial] of Visual Assist X and take a look these wonderful features.

• VA Outline allows you to navigate, organize and refactor code easily
• Acronyms, Suggestions, VA Snippets help you create code faster
• Enhanced Error Detection and Correction catches errors before you compile
• Refactor easily in ALL languages
• Enhanced IntelliSense and Hovering Class Browser help decipher complex code
• Navigate easily to any file, method, or symbol
• Find References faster in ALL languages
• Enhanced Syntax Coloring helps you read code faster
• And much more…