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CLD Boiler attempt

I took the CLD Boiler sample exam and would like to know your opinion. I tried to stay in the 4 hour timeframe.

 

Appreciate it much if you could give me some feedback.

 

Best regards,

Musa

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Hi.

I am happy you've decided to practice before taking CLD exam itself. Let me leave some notes about the project you shared.

Usually there is a document explaining the functionality of the code you need to write, also it includes specifications, requirements and limitations you need to follow up. It will be easier for us to review your code having this document or at least some written information explaining your project.

You have LV components structured inside the projects. However, those weren't organized in file structure. It'd be great if you had folders created for each group of LV components (control, subVI, etc.).

You don't have good comments in your code, nowhere. That's a critical miss that can reduce significant amount of score from your final CLD score. As of now, for CLD it is enough to have a single comment block for each VI explaining and covering whole logics of your VI.

There are no error/no error case structure in your subVIs. It is not a mandatory, but just a safe option and best practice to wrap up your whole code in one. In case you get some error from outside the VI the logics inside won't perform until the application is shut down.


When you enter the exam expect a more complex task which will require more extensive code/solution. I wish you best luck in your preparations and in passing CLD.

Best, Ararat.


 




 

 

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Hi Ararart,

first of all thank you for your feedback.
I foolishly thought that the task of the project I coded is generally known to the community. I attached the PDF file from the NI CLD preperations documents.

I was already aware that documentation is a key factor in this exam, but did not really think of documenting "everything". That's something I should focus on. 

What exactly do you mean with "more complex task". Are the real exams much harder than the preperations given from NI?
For me this would mean I have to invest more time in coding than documenting, which itself takes a good chunk of the given 4 hours. Where would you put your focus on (code, style, docu) ? And would you for example discard a whole functionality for a better documentation?

Thanks and with best regards,

Musa

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