NI Week

[Danny Diaz]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

Before you start shelling out cash for this, remember that programming on the FRC controller isn't going to be the same as programming on the cRIO ... I'm not saying it's useless [,] but if you're going to need to fly there, rent a hotel, register, etc... your money might be better spent on a LEGO NXT and ... [using] Labview ... to program it so you can get more hands on in depth experience with Labview style coding. I think several months of hacking on a LEGO NXT are likely to be more useful in the long run than a few hours crammed full of Labview RT details.

I fully agree with Kevin on this one. However, NI-Week is incredibly fun and it's always great to see the latest and greatest of what NI is coming out with next (and cool user applications of LabVIEW and our embedded hardware). If you can come, you can get a "tradeshow" pass for free which lets you into keynotes and the show floor for free; just no sessions. The hands-on sessions always fill up solid, though, and the sessions don't necessarily *teach* you how to use our products - that's what customer education cla$$es are for.

-Danny