Best/Worst Labview Book for Beginner/Advanced/Good Reference

[CasonSwRI]

I saw a few other posts like this one but they were not very informative.

I thought I'd start this thread so everyone can voice thier opinion on what the best/worst Labview Reference is so that beginners (like me) and people just seeking information can know what to, and more importantly what NOT to buy.

List the good/bad points about the book like:
Does it teach good coding style?
Is it a good reference when you are done reading it?
How are the examples in it?
Is it easy to understand?

Things of that nature...

Again I'm sorry for kind of reposting this question but like I said, the other posts just give a list of LV books and not any information about them, not even if they are worth reading. It just looked like a listing from a search on Amazon.

[Joe_H]

I think a good book to start with is labview for everyone second edition. I use this book as a learning tool and reference tool.

[pacific]

For internet applications, I found "Internet Applications in LabVIEW" by Jeffery Travis to be very good. Its a good book if you dont know a whole lot of internet/networking.

[CasonSwRI]

I appreciate the posts. It'd be nice if more people would :_(

[Will.D]

I know this sounds a bit strange, but I have actually found that using the help in LabVIEW (sometimes severely lacking), complimented by just reading through posts of the discussion forums, is a really helpful way to learn tricks in LabVIEW. I don't think I've ever seen such support on a discussion forum before...although most of the ones I frequent don't have people paid to help...

To all those who regularly post answers to questions, thanks!

Geoff

[CasonSwRI]

I agree this forum is one of the best I have seen. Most questions people have get answered in a matter of minutes. I have found reading through the posts is a very helpful way to learn tricks especially when people post thier vis. Just looking through vis that are not your own is a great way to learn.

The reason I brought up books is that, although you can get good at programming in LabView and have a large sack of tricks just from reading forums and others code, a book (a good one) will still have lots of fundemental tricks that just haven't been brought up or brought to your attention from posts.

I agree though, this place is the best.

[Will.D]

Yeah, I know what you mean about the books. The manuals that come with LabVIEW I didn't find to be very helpful, as most of the complicated questions I had were listed as "See LabVIEW Help". I have looked through the LabVIEW course manuals, as they were purchased by a colleague who took the courses, and they are very useful as a learning tool, even outside of the courses (which I didn't attend). They are very well laid out, and provide detailed info on most everything. Makes sense as the courses are done by NI...

I know you can purchase just the course manuals by themselves without attending any courses, but I'm not sure about cost... I'd bet it's on the NI website somewhere.

This might be a place to start looking: http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/10449

Geoff

[tst]

Some other users recommended recently the book "LABVIEW Graphical Programming -- Practical Applications in Instrumentation and Control" by Gary W. Johnson. I haven't read it myself. This site has a big knowledgebase with many tutorials and examples, many of them many good, but they are usually topic specific and do not work as a course.
You should try to reread the manual in a few months. After you have gained some experience it is much easier to read and you will find it has some very interesting stuff.
As a side point, most people on this site do not get paid for doing this. Only those with blue names are from NI. The rest of us do this as a personal basis for several reasons: We like to help people, there are some very interesting things which can be learned from being around here and it's usually just plain fun (try looking at the BreakPoint. If you appreciate it, why not come back when you have more experience and help others?

[Sheldon_Stokes]

I'm pretty sure that "Internet applications in Labview" is out of print. I tried to buy it a few months ago and only found it used for major $$$. I think the author will sell it to you in electronic format though.

Sheldon