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In my opinion, the certification offers a systematic and effective path to better understanding of LabVIEW, especially for the students. Examinations often have a preference over written tests over practical tests. I think I might learn more when preparing for the written part of CLD. Topics like architecture, memory performance, and connectivity will not be paid attention to if not instructed. They however are essential to mastery of any programming language. For the practical part of CLD, I think NI just wants to make sure that anyone who passes the certification should not be aware of the theoretical stuff only. Those who can finish the written part and the practical part should possess the ability to ripen the development skills by themselves in the years to come. It also helps my C++ programming style though.

Thanks very much for the reply. There is a list by NI for the test takers of CLD to take care of, shown below: 1. Boolean 2. Memory 3. Multi-threading 4. Property node 5. Variable 6. DLL 7. ActiveX 8. VI server 9. Synchronization 10. File I/O I also found not all the aspects should be mastered in order to develop a fully functional VI in CLD. A state machine architecture should always work fine. In addition, with state machine architecture and documentation taken care of, the chance of passing is high given the VI is functional. There are two more questions: 1. About programming style: CLD will be marked according to three aspects, namely function, style and documentation. My concern is about scalability, which means adding functionality should be easy for the existent VI. How can this be ensured? 2. About written part: Since most of the knowledge covered in the Intermediate Course will not be accessible. Where can be materials be found to read, particularly concerning memory allocation, DLL, ActiveX and VI server?

Hi, After a few months' familiarization with LabVIEW, I would like to ask some questions about how to get prepared for NI Certificated LabVIEW Developer examination. As of associate developer, some of the advanced programming topics such as synchronization and design patterns are discussed though not elaborated. At this stage, I think trying to read more VIs developed by others and practice developing by myself are of the the highest priority. My question is what is taught in NI Intermediate Course in terms of programing techniques. If I will not be able to attend the course, what should I pay most attention to when I am building up my LabVIEW experience especially in an effort to take the CLD examination? Thanks in advance!