Being a college student myself, I would say it is just not implimented enough in the college environment. The only reason I use it is because I have an on campus job, and I have had to teach myself everything I know. However, it got me a job when I graduate. I know at Purdue, Labview is not touched in Computer Science. Some EE, and ME's may use it but just for labs, they don't really learn how to use it. They just follow instructions laid out basically explaining exactly how to code what they need. They don't actually need to figure anything out. I really believe the lack of Labview use at the university level is the cause for this, but it really does stand out on a resume and is worth learning!
One last thing, when I interviewed for jobs the straight up told me you can't make much of a career out of Labview. I think thats why experienced programmers are harder to be found. In order to move up, you have to have more of a background in order to be promoted, move up, etc.(i.e. make more money)! This means knowing other languages such and C, C++ blah blah yadda yadda.
Message Edited by for(imstuck) on 01-07-2009 02:09 PM
