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Re: Pros and cons of using Labview?
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Originally Posted by BitTwiddler View Post
2. It is proprietary and it is not cheap. Once your license expires you'll have to pony up some serious money to continue to use it. It will never replace Java or C++ in popularity because of this one issue.
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The second comment about being expensive is true. It does cost a lot of money for LabVIEW.
The price outside of commercial use has been one of my main issues with LabVIEW, however as of quite recently NI released a Home Edition of LabVIEW 2014 for $50! While yes this is quite a bit more than a free C/C++ or Java environment, its a huge step in the right direction for making it affordable for hobbyists.
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