QUOTE (zmarcoz @ Jan 16 2009, 11:51 AM)
Depends how long you have been developing applications using the recommended design patterns and follwoing NI's style guidelines.
I know a lot of people who have been programming for many years in LabVIEW >10 years and are no way ready to take the CLD exam. They have used stacked sequence structures heavily and love to use local variables to pass data.
I think the CLAD has a 92% pass rate the CLD has I believe a 56% pass rate but keep in mind that is not first time pass that is overall pass rate.
My recommendation is to sit down and take the 3 practice exams and only allow yourself 4 hours for each. Then submit your work in a forum such as this one to get some feedback.
Another thing, at the LabVIEW developers day seminar they give away a 200 coupon for training or certification. I would look to see if they are having a developers day in your area. Last year, I took the CLAD for free then only paid 99 dollars for the CLD exam.