Rube Goldberg Code - CLD Success Package

[altenbach]

The consesus seems to be that if code does not work right, the only solution is to throw even more code at it. 😄

So if a shift register does not work as expected, maybe we can add a few more N=1 FOR loops so we can pipe the data through more shift registers. The idea probably is that asymptotically the code will work perfectly after we repeat that for an infinite number of times. 😄

(seen here)

 

[altenbach]

Changing the color of a scatter plot (seen here) to a single color can be extremely complicated and require sequence frames unbundling and bundling of unchanged elements, making a custom ramp with all the same colors and three property nodes.

 

Or it could be done with two property nodes and 10% of the code.

[altenbach]

Creating a simple 2D image apparently needs 4 FOR loops, many identical diagram constants and a couple of DBL arrays, if all we really need is a final U8 array to convert to a picture. The insert shows basically the same code (the scaling is slightly modified, but that's irrelevant).

[RavensFan]

Instead of using a boolean to drive a case structure, let's convert the boolean to the string values of "True" and "False" and use the string value to drive a case structure.

Seen here.

(I'd attach the screen shot as a file and embed it, but apparently .pngs are still busted as "The contents of the attachment doesn't match its file type" when I try to upload it.)

[ThiCop]

Maybe they want a True, False and a "Don't really know" option?

[Seth_B.]

A particular favorite of mine that I came across last year was this:

[TroyK]

Having just sat the CLD exam (after years of procrastinating) I can tell you that NI has put together some very nice exam preparation material to help you pass.

CLD Preparation E-Kit

I highly recommend going through it thoroughly... except maybe ignore these bits:

CLD 4 Event Structure Timer Solution.vi

 Classic Rube / Wire Equivalent Code

CLD 16 Add process.vi

 Constant Equivalent Code? T=0 F=0

Hmmm, maybe I should wait until I get my results back before I point this out?

There's probably more rube in my 1 exam submission than in all the preparation material.

[Thoric]

That first one has remarkable similarity to my avatar.

[ThiCop]

You might have been their inspiration 😉

[Yamaeda]

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@TroyK wrote:

CLD 16 Add process.vi

 Constant Equivalent Code? T=0 F=0

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It's a Bool-to-Int on Line Two. 🙂

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