labview book

[Labuser16383]

I'm in search for a recent Labview book(ebook) for advanced users. Stepping through google and some forums i did not find any newer

book than 2009. I should also not cost more than about 60 Euro if possible.

Any ideas?

[Bob_Schor]

While there are some new functionalities in LabVIEW 2015 as compared to LabVIEW 2009, the basics of LabVIEW haven't changed all that much, so I wouldn't worry too much about the lack of recent editions (though I have been bugging Jim Kring and Peter Blume to update their respective volumes, volunteering to be a "critical reader").

If you already know the rudiments of LabVIEW and aspire to write better LabVIEW code, I strongly recommend Peter Blume's "The LabVIEW Style Book".  Good books are not inexpensive, but I've read this one cover-to-cover at least three times, and return to it every so often.

Bob Schor

[Sam_Sharp]

Most of the knowledge in the LabVIEW books still applies - since 2009 there haven't really been many major fundamental changes to LabVIEW and as you get into more 'advanced' knowledge it tends to be more about software engineering and software architectures rather than specifically 'LabVIEW'. I think 'A Software Engineering Approach to LabVIEW' is quite highly regarded. There are also many other 'software engineering' books that are non-LabVIEW that can go a long way towards improving your methodologies when you apply them to your LabVIEW software.

What are you hoping to learn from the book? Expecting to buy a €60 book and come out a LabVIEW 'expert' at the end of it is a bit naive but perhaps there are specific things you want to learn.

You can't beat some of the advanced LabVIEW training courses - Core 3, Advanced Architectures, Connectivity, OOP etc. all gear you towards CLD->CLA level.

Not to mention all of the free resources that are available!

[Labuser16383]

Scott Meyers "simple and efficient c++" is about 30Euro and still a very good book covering c++14.

Why should Labview books be way more expensive than c++ books?

Of course i would also be willing to pay more than 60 Euro if i get what i want but no way i buy a 6 year old book for 200 Euro or even more.

There must be an advantage in buying a book than following current forums threads or getting up to date information

about LabView via internet.

This is only the case if the book is recent.

[Sam_Sharp]

C++ is more widely used than LabVIEW so I think the books are priced accordingly as there will be fewer sales etc. You only have to look at the prices of books on university reading lists and see that textbooks can be very expensive!

You didn't actually say what you were hoping to learn from the book...

For the most up-to-date training materials - you should check out the NI Courses - they update these for newer LabVIEW versions pretty regularly. There is also the self-paced online training which has many of the advanced courses (e.g. Core 3, Advanced Architectures, OOP) - I think you get access to this with an SSP?

[Dennis_Knutson]

If you understood how much effort it takes to write a book, keep it current, and the much more limited market for LabVIEW, then you would understand the price differential.

I don't know how good it is, but there is a student book with a 2015 copyright - http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/learning-with-labview-0134022122

[natasftw]

Supply and demand.  There's a much greater supply of c++ books, as you're noticing.  This greater supply forces competition and pricing wars.  That will drive down prices.  Where that supply isn't as large for LV, there's less competition and price remain about where they should be for the c++ as well.

Understanding this has nothing to do with where prices actually are.  There's worlds of free resources and the best way to expand your knowledge is to play around.

[Labuser16383]

What i expect is to learn some common design patterns in labview besides the

state machine and queue based message handler as well as some design standard

relating to labview.

After looking at those books on google books i found both beeing interesting for me and i

will ask for them in some specialized book shops in my town.

[PhillipBrooks]

The National Instruments forums are great, although there is a high ratio of how do I [fill in the blank] / homework questions vs. architecture and patterns.

If you haven't already found it, look at http://www.lavag.org/ (LabVIEW Advanced Virtual Architects).