Author Description

<p></p> <p>Drawing on the experiences of a world-class LabVIEW development organization, <i>The LabVIEW Style Book</i> is the definitive guide to best practices in LabVIEW development.</p> <p>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 <i>not</i> to do--and <i>why not</i>. 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.</p> <p> </p> <p>Coverage includes</p> <ul> <li>Significance of style: How good style improves quality and actually saves time over the full project life cycle</li> <li>Before you code: Configuring your LabVIEW environment, and organizing your files on disk and in the LabVIEW project</li> <li>LabVIEW project specifications: A specialized standard for specifying LabVIEW application requirements</li> <li>Efficient VI layout and development: front panel, block diagram, icons, and connectors</li> <li>Data structures: Choosing data types, efficient use of arrays and clusters, and special considerations with nested data structures</li> <li>Error handling strategies: Trapping and reporting errors for robust and reliable applications</li> <li>Design patterns: Standard VI architectures and application frameworks that promote good style</li> <li>Documentation: Essential rules for source code documentation and streamlining the process</li> <li>Code reviews: Enforcing a style convention using a checklist, the LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit, and peer reviews</li> <li>Appendixes: Convenient glossary and style rules summary</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>This book will be indispensable to anyone who wants to develop or maintain quality LabVIEW applic