[Zach O]

From experience, a netbook will work for programming (for both LabVIEW and C++). You need to be careful of a few things when looking into a netbook. When programming LabVIEW on my ASUS Netbook (10.1 in. screen) I have to scale up the resolution to get the vision assistant up, and the window doesn't fit well into the screen. I haven't done any C++ on it (since I don't program C++), but when I program Python or other languages, I notice that my hands are VERY awkward on the small keyboard. Especially when reaching for something like a shift key.

With that in mind, I would recommend a regular size laptop. You'll pay less for a laptop for the same specs your netbook would have. Our programmer programmed on a very jank laptop this year. It wouldn't turn on unless you lifted up the keyboard frame of the laptop and pressed the power button, the charger didn't fit in right, and the specs were very low. However, he was able to do all our programming on it.

So, in the end, I recommend going with a laptop over a netbook.