&><p></p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">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 style="margin: 0px;">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>.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">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 style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">This book will be indispensable to anyone who wants to develop or maintain quality LabVIEW applications: developers, managers, and end users alike. Additionally, it will also be valuable to those preparing for NI's Certified LabVIEW Developer or Certified LabVIEW Architect exams, which contain significant content on development style.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"><i>Foreword by Darren Nattinger  <br> </i></p> <p style="margin: 0px;"><i>Preface <br> </i></p> <p style="margin: 0px;"><i>Acknowledgments  <br> </i></p> <p style="margin: 0px;"><i>About the Author  <br> </i></p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 1          The Significance of Style  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 2          Prepare for Good Style  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 3          Front Panel Style  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 4          Block Diagram  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 5          Icon and Connector  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 6          Data Structures  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 7          Error Handling  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 8          Design Patterns  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 9          Documentation  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Chapter 10        Code Reviews <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Appendix A       Glossary  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Appendix B       Style Rules Summary  <br> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"><i>Index  <br> </i></p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p>