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Re: PROGRAMMERS: WIND RIVER C++ vs LABVIEW vs JAVA

We use LabVIEW because it seems to be clearly easier to learn and we find the graphical/data flow programming aspect to be quite intuitive. The concept of a front panel is also great for debugging. I know people have said you can create GUIs in the text based languages. But I think it's clear that LabVIEW makes this task way easier since that kind of functionality is built simply right in at its core.
I have worked in all 3 and I agree they have their strengths and weaknesses, but none of them is truly better than the others. I think a major weighing point is what the context and application is. I agree that rookie teams with no programming experience should go with LabVIEW, where as if you are familiar with one language already, then go with that. Inspiration and trying new things is always valuable, though, and if you have a strong team and programming group, it might help more than hurt to try a different language.
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