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* Teaches why style is important in developing LabVIEW applications
* Presents realistic examples and illustrations
* Gives practical guidelines for optimizing every facet of a LabVIEW application: ease of use, readability, simplicity, perofrmance, maintainability, and robustness
* Helps the student prepare for the Certified LabVIEW Developer and Certified LabVIEW Architect exams
Drawing on the experiences of a world-class LabVIEW development organization, The LabVIEW Style Book is the definitive guide to best practices in LabVIEW development.
Leading LabVIEW development manager Peter A. Blume presents practical guidelines or “rules” for optimizing every facet of your applications: ease of use, efficiency, readability, simplicity, performance, maintainability, and robustness. Blume explains each style rule thoroughly, presenting realistic examples and illustrations. He even presents “nonconforming” examples that show what not to do—and why not. While the illustrations in the print book are in black and white, you can download full-color versions from the publisher web site for free.
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This book will be indispensable to anyone who wants to develop or maintain quality LabVIEW applications: developers, managers, and end users alike. Additionally, it will also be valuable to those preparing for NI’s Certified LabVIEW Developer or Certified LabVIEW Architect exams, which contain significant content on development style.
Foreword by Darren Nattinger
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1 The Significance of Style
Chapter 2 Prepare for Good Style
Chapter 3 Front Panel Style
Chapter 4 Block Diagram
Chapter 5 Icon and Connector
Chapter 6 Data Structures
Chapter 7 Error Handling
Chapter 8 Design Patterns
Chapter 9 Documentation
Chapter 10 Code Reviews
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B Style Rules Summary
Index
Because this book is printed in black and white, you cannot see the full effect of the color examples. So that you can see a representation of the color schemes used by the author, we have placed color versions of some of the example figures here for download. (Images Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Foreword by Darren Nattinger xv
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xx
About the Author xxii
Chapter 1 The Significance of Style 1
Chapter 2 Prepare for Good Style 21
Chapter 3 Front Panel Style 47
Chapter 4 Block Diagram 87
Chapter 5 Icon and Connector 129
Chapter 6 Data Structures 157
Chapter 7 Error Handling 203
Chapter 8 Design Patterns 239
Chapter 9 Documentation 299
Chapter 10 Code Reviews 319
Appendix A Glossary 339
Appendix B Style Rules Summary 349
Index 357