3 button dialog improvement?

[Michael Aivaliotis]

Well it looks like NI cleaned up the code a little bit on the 3 button dialog box in LV80. The previous version used a stacked sequence structure. The current version uses a flat sequence structure. Which one is better? I'll let you decide. In my opinion... niether. Hasn't NI learned about the state machine? It's required reading if you want to pass the NI certification. Hmm, I wonder how many NI LabVIEW developers are "Certified".

[LAVA 1.0 Content]

I wrote the original version a few years back before I truly understood the problems of the sequence structure. Now I do. The modified version you see in LV8.0 was just someone trying to clean up the readability without risking breaking something. I don't think any real functionality changes were made.

Oh, and, no, I'm not certified. :-)

-- Stephen Mercer

-= LV R&D =-

[Khalid]

Hmm, I wonder how many NI LabVIEW developers are "Certified".

As of last year at least, NI developers were not allowed to take the NI Certification exams. Not sure what the rationale behind it was/is.

-Khalid

[m3nth]

Well it looks like NI cleaned up the code a little bit on the 3 button dialog box in LV80. The previous version used a stacked sequence structure. The current version uses a flat sequence structure. Which one is better? I'll let you decide. In my opinion... niether. Hasn't NI learned about the state machine? It's required reading if you want to pass the NI certification. Hmm, I wonder how many NI LabVIEW developers are "Certified".

Michael, I think what you're seeing is one of probably many instances where code was generated originally and then upgraded later (like was already stated). If you have ever worked under the auspices of a large orginization with a strict version control system implemented (which I'm guessing NI has), it's easy to understand why the code looks like crap: you're barely allowed to do anything to it once it's been functionally verified and checked in. I personally don't think that's any excuse for such poorly designed examples as the one above, but at least it makes sense of how in the world they're allowed to release that kind of stuff.

[Aristos Queue]

A defense of the flat sequence on this dialog VI has been presented:

http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?s=&s...ost&p=50685

You may proceed to that forum to add your voice to the choir of arguments.

[Tom Bress]

QUOTE (Khalid Ansari @ Oct 25 2005, 01:39 AM)

As of last year at least, NI developers were not allowed to take the NI Certification exams. Not sure what the rationale behind it was/is.

-Khalid

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