Java vs Labview

[yash101]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

I maintain "regular computer applications" that were written in LabVIEW. They run on a generic Windows computer.

The LabVIEW Dashboard is a "regular computer application" that doesn't require National Instruments hardware in order to run.

I don't have the spare time to spend on writing games, but I don't see any reason I couldn't do it using LabVIEW.



I do not dispute that C++ and Java can be more "portable" and more "general purpose". But you're making unfair statements about LabVIEW that aren't really helping the discussion.

Yeah. I guess I worded that kinda awkwardly to the point of confusion. While LabView is a nice language to have in your toolkit, I do not think it will be as useful as Java or C++ because they not only work everywhere, They are available to everyone, run on literally any main platform, UNIX/BSD/Linux, Windows, etc. Also, being able to write your own code can give you a different perspective of the big picture. Writing code yourself means that you will place small puzzle pieces until the jigsaw puzzle is complete and works perfectly. However, as FIRST is concerned, I, myself (this is my opinion) dislike JavaME because it has what I don't need but the stuff I need is hard to find.

Whether you want to use Java or Labview is based on personal preference, but I believe Java is the way to go if you have locked yourself down to those two choices. However, if you want to take into consideration, C/C++ may be more likeable on the cRIO because it is full, not Mobile Edition!

I, personally don't have too much LV experience. The first FRC program I wrote was in LV, only to find out that our team was using C++ (Silly me ). However, I did find the interface quite confusing.

I hope this helps