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Book Reviews

Siliconned

I picked up this book recently after listening to an interview on the Tech Won't Save Us podcast (kudos to John Medland for putting me onto that). It's a really great read and very eye-opening. After reading the book, a lot of business decisions that I

Coding Philosophy

Advent Of Code 2024

Advent of Code is a great opportunity for practice. What are you practicing this year?

Book Reviews

Clarity and Impact

You just have to love the title of this book: It is short and to the point, which is exactly on-brand for this book. It's all about cutting through the noise. In that spirit, I'll try to keep this review short and I'm finding

How to , Software tools , Open Source

FileWatcher

Want to get notified via LabVIEW Events when a file changes on disk? Now you can!

How to

Bash style Tab Completion in PowerShell

Here's how to get Bash style tab completion in PowerShell.

Book Reviews

The Well-Grounded Python Developer

If you want to learn how to make your own website in Python using Flask, this is a good book.

Unit Testing , Software tools

LUnit

LUnit is currently my preferred unit testing tool in LabVIEW. Here is why.

How to , Software tools , Open Source

Enable LabVIEW Dialogs

Have you ever had issues with Windows file dialogs not appearing when they should in LabVIEW? If so, check out this tool.

Conferences

GDevCon Euro Review

Here are my general impressions/takeaways from GDevCon in Stuttgart

Book Reviews , Coding Philosophy

Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code.

Ever wonder why there is so much bad code out there? You are not alone.

Software Engineering , Unit Testing

Unit Testing Workshop in November

I'm running a Unit Testing Workshop in November. Come join us!

How to

Tip For Testing and Debugging Tools Menu Tools

Did you know that you can simply drop a Windows shortcut to a VI into "<LabVIEW>/project" and it will show up in the Tools menu in the IDE?

Business , Community

Running a Business is Hard. Get Your Questions Answered.

Running a business is hard. You have questions. Join us to find answers.

Software tools , Coding Philosophy , Software Engineering

Quick VIAN released on VIPM

Using VIAN analyzer can be a pain. Here is a way to do it quickly and easily.

Continuous Integration , DevOps , Software tools

Pylavi

Pylavi is a really simple tool to add to your CI/CD toolbox.

Book Reviews , Business

Think Like a CTO

I recently read this book about what it takes to be a CTO.

Conferences

Unit Testing Workshop at GDevCon Stuttgart

If you have been following me for a while, you'll know I am a huge fan of LUnit and its creator Anton Sundqvist. When I found out we were both going to be at GDevCon in Stuttgart, I immediately thought we should do a workshop together. I figured

Coding Philosophy , DevOps , Continuous Integration , Software Engineering

Cycle Time

Getting quick feedback is very important. Here's a story of what can go wrong when you don't.

Community

GIE Mobbing Sessions

I recently did a mob programming session with the 2 Eric(h)s working on Blue. It was quite fun!

Coding Philosophy

Taking Large Steps is Like Leaping Across a Crevasse

Taking large steps like jumping across crevasses seems more efficient until you don't make it.

Book Reviews , Security

Dark Wire

If you are into privacy and security, this is a very good read. Quite enjoyable.

Business , Book Reviews

Learn Your Lines

It's easy to get flustered on sales call if a client puts you on the spot. However a little preparation can make all the difference.

Book Reviews

Wrong Way

Before you go believing all the AI hype, I recommend reading this book.

Community

Summer of LabVIEW - Word Search

DId you participate in the most recent Summer of LabVIEW Challenge?

SCC , Software tools , How to , Continuous Integration , DevOps

Git Tip: Find All Changed Files

One way to speed VI Analyzer or Blue is to only run it on changed files. Here is a way to do that.