01-18-2006 07:23 PM
01-18-2006 07:38 PM
01-19-2006 10:15 AM
01-19-2006 02:08 PM
On the topic of CLAD and CLD, how version dependant are the exams. I have used LV 4.0-7.0 but have not switched to 8.0 as of yet (I will over the next few months when I get down time). Do I have to be well versed in LV 8.0 to pass either or both exams? I have 8 years of labview experience and figured I would take the exams when I get a chance to but now I am putting it off again.
01-19-2006 02:18 PM
"how version dependant are the exams"?
One word of warning to spare you the narrow escape that had saved me.
I was told I achieved the highest score ever recorded for the CLD exam when I first took it but only passed the re-certification exam by 1 or 2 percentage points!
Why?
Because the re-certification exam was taken on a LV 7 machine and I had customized my environment on the PC's I used every day to look and act like LV 6.1. Durring the exam, I had to deal with that silly auto-tool selection nonsense!
So....
Please practice using the version of LV that you will taking the test on!
Ben
01-19-2006 02:31 PM
01-19-2006 02:49 PM
01-19-2006 02:53 PM
So it looks there are two possible out-comes.
1) You passed
2) You failed but know exactly what the exam is like and will know what you have to do to get ready next time.
Ben
01-23-2006 08:13 PM
01-24-2006 08:24 AM
The Pro wrote "You didn't take the minute or so to reconfigure to your familiar environment, like during the code off?"
At that time I had not memorized what I had to shutdown and how. I was using LV 7 with LabVIEW.ini settings I had read about on Info-LabVIEW.
While preparing for the CLA, I practiced using the "out-of the box" version of LV and memorized the "ctrl-right-click >>> Stop guessing" routine. I hope LV 10 does not introduce any other UI challenges.
Related musing
Coding is a lot like driving. You expect the clutch to be on the far left and accelerator on the far right. It would be a very bad idea to swap the brake and accelerator pedal positions. Switching from one version of software to another should be like getting into a car you have never driven before. I should not have to go back to drivers-ed to use a new version. Imagine, "Oh look, an accident, now how to do I bring up that search screen and should I search on brake or stop?".
Done musing
Ben