Luckily, DAQmx came within a year after I started using LabVIEW. Had a couple of small projects in Traditional DAQ and remember it being quite painful.
So, Ben, this is a really old habit that you just won't let die (I am talking nearly 15 years). Let it retire already!
It lives on in my head since it has been years since I wrote any DAQ based VIs. I am quite busy developing architectures that my peers finish up with the details.