CLD

[Chishti]

Hello! If a user is new to LabVIEW, how much time it takes (for an average person) to be good enough to take CLD test? giving approximately 4-5 hours per day.

Best Regards

[wiebe@CARYA]

To the official documentation says 1 year full time.

I think that's a bit optimistic for most people. But on the up side, I don't think that time will double if you "only" use LV 4-5 hours a day. After all, the LabVIEW mind set will settle in during those off-hours.

It's got a lot to do with the environment your in, and the entire experience reference you have. If you programmed PLC's or Prolog, you still have an advantage over most people that are completely new to (programming) computers. And if you have peers that tell you how to do things, chances you learn faster (and\or better).

And what do you do during those 4-5 hours? Is it maintenance? Or small projects? You need to have build a few applications from scratch before you can even think about the CLD. I'd say 10 1 week projects gives you a better CLD experience then 1 20 week project.

I'd start looking at some exams after 1.5 years. Look at the exam, and don't cheat yourself. you might think: "I can program that"! But the question is: "can I program that in 4 hours"?

[P@Anand]

Please go through the Certification board for all your questions regarding the certifications.

[wiebe@CARYA]

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P@Anand wrote:

Please go through the Certification board for all your questions regarding the certifications.

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Well, don't double post it! We'll see if someone can move it...

[Chishti]

Hello! If a user is new to LabVIEW, how much time it takes (for an average person) to be good enough to take CLD test? giving approximately 4-5 hours per day.

Best Regards

[PalanivelThiruvenkadam]

Its not about the time but its all about the kind of Architecture and the application they work on.

[wiebe@CARYA]

Same question, same answer:

To the official documentation says 1 year full time.

I think that's a bit optimistic for most people. But on the up side, I don't think that time will double if you "only" use LV 4-5 hours a day. After all, the LabVIEW mind set will settle in during those off-hours.

It's got a lot to do with the environment your in, and the entire experience reference you have. If you programmed PLC's or Prolog, you still have an advantage over most people that are completely new to (programming) computers. And if you have peers that tell you how to do things, chances you learn faster (and\or better).

And what do you do during those 4-5 hours? Is it maintenance? Or small projects? You need to have build a few applications from scratch before you can even think about the CLD. I'd say 10 1 week projects gives you a better CLD experience then 1 20 week project.

I'd start looking at some exams after 1.5 years. Look at the exam, and don't cheat yourself. you might think: "I can program that"! But the question is: "can I program that in 4 hours"?

[JÞB]

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@Chishti wrote:

Hello! If a user is new to LabVIEW, how much time it takes (for an average person) to be good enough to take CLD test? giving approximately 4-5 hours per day.

Best Regards

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I'm going to go another way.

The "Average Person" is never going to be a CLD.  On the other hand, a person of average intellect, would stand a good chance of achieving a CLD with:

1. some practical experience in computer science
2. A CLAD
3. LabVIEW Core I and II knowledge
4. an hour per day on the forums
5. about 100 posts
6. a year of realizing that the old code they wrote was bad for....well, we all make mistakes, you have to learn from them!

So, a person of average smarts, and the unfortunate circumstance of being asked to "Do Something" with LabVIEW for a paycheck could be ready as soon as that person realizes why their code lacks that special something that makes it FUN to code.

Yeah I'm a CLD

[idjuven1]

Have you tried these small projects in the success package.. If you can solve one problem within one hour with minimum hints, I could say your background is solid enough to move on to a real sample exam, which will take 4 hours.

I am preparing it too..