The pros and cons of LabVIEW

[stha]

So, basically, you believe that GTA 5 could have been written in LabVIEW? 😉

People who gets confortable with a tool, naturally tends to solve everything with that tool. This anti-pattern has a name and it is called the Golden Hammer.

Look at this index: http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

There is a lot of languages that shine for different tasks. Every language has pros and cons. People who can't see that, probably try to fix everything in their house with the same tool 😜

[Hooovahh]

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@stha wrote:

So, basically, you believe that GTA 5 could have been written in LabVIEW? 😉

People who gets confortable with a tool, naturally tends to solve everything with that tool. This anti-pattern has a name and it is called the Golden Hammer. 

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You are right maybe if the developers of GTA 5 weren't so comfortable with their tools they would write it in LabVIEW.

Of course you wouldn't write GTA 5 in LabVIEW, you also wouldn't write a partical accelerator control program in PHP.

[Neos]

stha,

I will forward this Gloden Hammer to my friends who think LabVIEW is not a good enough tool and they will stuck on their old methods regardless whatever issues they face. ( I also use C for embeeded programming )

I do not intend to use this thread for ages old discussion of comaprison between LabVIEW and other Languages.

[df86]

PRO:

"It's so easy, even a Cave man could do it."

CON:

"It's so easy, even a Cave man could do it."

It created a world of developers who barely understand software structures, so they create a spaghetti bowl of a code that other people need to go through and clean up after they’ve been fired.

It’s the auto tune of the programming world.

***"It's so easy, even a Cave man could do it."*** was borrowed from a GIECO Commercials. Didn't want to get sued.

[JÞB]

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@df86 wrote:

PRO:

"It's so easy, even a Cave man could do it."

CON:

"It's so easy, even a Cave man could do it."

It created a world of developers who barely understand software structures, so they create a spaghetti bowl of a code that other people need to go through and clean up after they’ve been fired.

It’s the auto tune of the programming world.

***"It's so easy, even a Cave man could do it."*** was borrowed from a GIECO Commercials. Didn't want to get sued.

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see msg 117 in this thread (and links) https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/LabVIEW-proverbs/td-p/178657/page/18  The correct attribution was previously publicised no need to sweat the details/

[df86]

@JÞB wrote:

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see msg 117 in this thread (and links) https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/LabVIEW-proverbs/td-p/178657/page/18  The correct attribution was previously publicised no need to sweat the details/

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CON:

It has the only forum where you can manage to get yourself in a p***ing contest, when posting a completely comical response while venting the frustration of your day 🙂

[crossrulz]

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df86 wrote:

It has the only forum where you can manage to get yourself in a p***ing contest, when posting a completely comical response while venting the frustration of your day 🙂

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You aren't on many forums then are you?   That is just human nature.  Besides, Jeff was just pointing out that you are not alone; that this exact saying has been done before.  Don't take such offense.  Your previous comment made me laugh because I learned LabVIEW during the period where NI marketed LabVIEW exactly in that way.  I have since been told by a high up in NI Marketing that nobody in NI should be stating that "LabVIEW is easy".

[Norbert_B]

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@crossrulz wrote:

[...]Your previous comment made me laugh because I learned LabVIEW during the period where NI marketed LabVIEW exactly in that way. [...]

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NI used the synonym "everyone" for the words "cave man" back in those days........

🙂

Norbert

[camerond]

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@Norbert_B wrote:

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@crossrulz wrote:

[...]Your previous comment made me laugh because I learned LabVIEW during the period where NI marketed LabVIEW exactly in that way. [...]

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NI used the synonym "everyone" for the words "cave man" back in those days........

🙂

Norbert

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And recent epidemiological studies have proved them more correct than even they thought .

Cameron

[JÞB]

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@Norbert_B wrote:

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@crossrulz wrote:

[...]Your previous comment made me laugh because I learned LabVIEW during the period where NI marketed LabVIEW exactly in that way. [...]

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NI used the synonym "everyone" for the words "cave man" back in those days........

🙂

Norbert

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Wasn't the term used "Engineers and Scientists"