The birth of graphical programming.

[Alex.T]

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@DFGray wrote:

Note that you can get LabVIEW student edition and an Arduino UNO for a bundle price of $50 on Sparkfun.  Probably the least expensive way to get a fully licensed version of LabVIEW with all the math functions.

<fullDisclosure>I am an NI employee.</fullDisclosure>

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I think that it's been discontinued now. That was cool, though!

It's back!

[JackDunaway]

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@DFGray wrote:

Note that you can get LabVIEW student edition and an Arduino UNO for a bundle price of $50 on Sparkfun.  Probably the least expensive way to get a fully licensed version of LabVIEW with all the math functions.

<fullDisclosure>I am an NI employee.</fullDisclosure>

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In the past two months, I've heard this option come up about four times as a low barrier to entry for LabVIEW development.

But I have mixed feelings about proliferating the tie of LabVIEW to a hobbyist/academic toy store.

Granted, it's a super cool store with awesome products, but it's not projecting Professional Software Engineer vibes. It's presented as a platform solution for a hobby, not as a general purpose programming language capable of providing substantial value outside the context of hardware.

That's all; just wanted to pipe up that I wish we could lower the barrier for LabVIEW development, without necessarily diminishing legitimacy/value of the projected image of the language!

(There is certainly a market and a purpose for the Arduino bundle on Sparkfun; i'm just contesting that we have no equivalent low barrier to entry for the Professional Software Developer)

Thoughts? 🙂

[crossrulz]

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@JackDunaway wrote:

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That's all; just wanted to pipe up that I wish we could lower the barrier for LabVIEW development, without necessarily diminishing legitimacy/value of the projected image of the language!

(There is certainly a market and a purpose for the Arduino bundle on Sparkfun; i'm just contesting that we have no equivalent low barrier to entry for the Professional Software Developer)

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Which reminds me, where can I find this "Against All Odds" document you claim to have?

[Hornless.Rhino]

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@DFGray wrote:

Note that you can get LabVIEW student edition and an Arduino UNO for a bundle price of $50 on Sparkfun.  Probably the least expensive way to get a fully licensed version of LabVIEW with all the math functions.

<fullDisclosure>I am an NI employee.</fullDisclosure>

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Did it ever get sorted out about what the "rules" with the student edition are/were?

Can someone that is not a student get it and use it in a way that does not breach an EULA or equivalent?

Also, sparkfun only ship that product to USA/Canada. If I were to use a mail forwarding service to get it to Australia, would it change anything licence wise?