enolij

This isn't off-topic. 2 reasons for the post: 1. I have my own reasons to think LabView is crap. But my main worry is that LabView will only get worse if it systematically gets rid of its competition. 2. The data-flow diagram and the control structure parts of NI

I've been reading these posts at length and I haven't heard a single comment on what a piece of crap LabView is. Our company forced us to move away from a clean C++ environment to this clumsy product and all we have is constant crashes and high CPU utilization. I briefly evaluated SoftWire. I may eventually end up with similar problems if I use it on large scale projects with deterministic realtime control. However, I am all up for choice. I would rather evaluate multiple products and make an informed decision, than to get forced to use a certain product because they have a better legal team (which is what the whole Microsoft/Linux argument is all about). Plus, I think LabView is based on Ladder Logic used in PLC programming. The concepts of graphical representation have been around forever. The following article gives an overview of Ladder Logic. http://www.barn.org/FILES/Manufacturingart...article9204.htm