Labview Code Optimization

Hi masters, nice to cyber with you agian.
I have just come back from NI DAY and I have heard there about Labview Code
Optimization.
I think this is really very interesting so I would like to learn more about
this but, where?
Do you know any good site ?
Maybe Greg could help?
Thanks in advance!
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> I have just come back from NI DAY and I have heard there about Labview Code
> Optimization.
> I think this is really very interesting so I would like to learn more about
> this but, where?
> Do you know any good site ?
> Maybe Greg could help?
>
I did a presentation at NIWeek that covers some common performance
problems and has some VIs that show how different techniques compare.
Goto to
ftp://ftp.ni.com/support/niweek/software_track/
and you can find the Optimization presentation, or at least the VIs
used. I'm on a Mac; so I'm not certain what is in there.
The Optimization presentation isn't strictly focused on code speed, and
spends more time on things like panel appearance, but it does cover
performance to a certain extent. It tries to cover some of the mo
st
common issues. The performance chapter in the User manual, used to be
chapter 29, covers the issue pretty well too. Finally, there are some
low level Tech Notes somewhere on the NI web site.
If you have specific questions, post them away.
Greg McKaskle

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