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Q: Style Manual for LabView?

Hi --

I find that it is really easy to "draw code" in LabView. On the other hand,
I find that it the flexibility that it brings makes the algorithmic flow
difficult to follow in many instances no matter how well documented the code
is. This is largely due to getting used to the programming style utilized
by the coder.

Is there a recognized style manual for LabView that lays out preferred ways
of doing things?

John
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"John M. Jarvis" wrote:

> Hi --
>
> I find that it is really easy to "draw code" in LabView. On the other hand,
> I find that it the flexibility that it brings makes the algorithmic flow
> difficult to follow in many instances no matter how well documented the code
> is. This is largely due to getting used to the programming style utilized
> by the coder.
>
> Is there a recognized style manual for LabView that lays out preferred ways
> of doing things?
>
> John

There are several books on Labview and most of them have a "Style" section.
There used to be a PDF on the NI website something like "Labview with Style"
As with any language there are some conventions but mostly it is up to the
programmer to decide on their own style.

The books by Gary Johnson and the one
by Lisa Wells seem to be the most
popular.
Good Luck
Kevin Kent
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[This followup was posted to comp.lang.labview and a copy was sent to the
cited author.]

In article <38c94cb7@newsgroups.ni.com>, john_jarvis@usinternet.com
says...

> I find that it is really easy to "draw code" in LabView. On the other hand,
> I find that it the flexibility that it brings makes the algorithmic flow
> difficult to follow in many instances no matter how well documented the code
> is. This is largely due to getting used to the programming style utilized
> by the coder.
>
> Is there a recognized style manual for LabView that lays out preferred ways
> of doing things?
>
> John

As another responder observed, there are plenty of different ones.
"LabVIEW with Style" is good, but AFAIK it was last updated for LV3(.1?)

When I last looked
one could download the additional manual which comes
with the LabVIEW Professional Development Kit - it's called something
like "Professional G Developer's Manual". This has a lot of material on
software engineering as applied to LabVIEW and some standards-based style
ideas - mostly concerning documentation, but I remember some interesting
ideas about icon design.

Also there were a pair of articles in LabVIEW Technical Resource called
"Rules to Wire By" Vol 7 Nos 1&2.

Bernard Treves Brown
Whaley Bridge
UK
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