The SAS Workshops Blog (Page 2)

PyCon and NI Connect

I recently attended both PyCon and NI Connect. Here are some thoughts and a comparison.

Dead Simple Python

If you want to take a deep dive into Python and skip all the beginner tutorials that assume you don't know anything about programming, then this is the book for you!

Coding Philosophy

Baba is You

What can a puzzle game teach you about software development? More than you think.

Business

S&T Happens

The world is a crazy unpredictable place. How do you survive and thrive in the chaos?

Random , Software Engineering , Announcements

The Architect of Adventure

Apparently, I've been knighted the "Architect of Adventure" by Nancy. In that spirit Steve, Nancy, and I have started something new.

Software tools , Unit Testing , How to

Approvals New Features - Date Scrubber and Custom DiffTool

Have you tried out Approval Testing yet? if no, why not? It's a great way to tame Legacy Code.

Announcements

Beyond NI Training Revisited

NI Training is good and what else do you need to know? What other skills do you need to be successful?

Conferences , Coding Philosophy

David Neal on Leadership

Leadership is more than just a title. Anyone can be a leader - even you. Come to David's Workshop at GDevCon NA to learn more.

Book Reviews , Coding Philosophy , DevOps

Are Your Lights On?

What is the real problem? Whose problem is it? Who has the power to fix it? and how do you motivate that person to fix the problem?

The Case For Virtual Folders

Do you use folders on disk to organize VIs inside libraries? Why? or Why not?

Coding Philosophy

Scaling

Does the advice you give depend on the size of the development team? If so, how does your advice change? and where is the limit for small versus large teams?

Coding Philosophy

The 10 Commandments of Legacy Code

I saw a great Twitter post from Joe Anderson about the 10 Commandments of Legacy Code.

GLA Summit 2024

The GLA Summit is taking place virtually this year at 25-26 March 2024. Come join us!

Unit Testing , Software Engineering , Legacy Code , Resources , Software tools , How to

Approval Testing For LabVIEW 2.0 Released

If you haven't tried approval testing yet, you definitely should. It makes unit testing a lot easier, particularly for legacy code or for verifying complicated objects.