What about a git based manager for your source code, zip files, binaries (PPLs), etc...? For a while I've been trying to write this post, but several reasons kept me from finishing the write. One of the things is that I didn't have a good solution for it. I had a workable solution, but it … Continue reading A Git Based Dependency Management. For LabVIEW?
Author: Felipe Pinheiro
Failed to Compile
Hi, I am back writing. At least I will try. Last year was a year of big changes for me, and writing here was not my priority, not that I don't like to, I really enjoy, but time and patience to sit and write something is somewhat hard to find nowadays. This time is small … Continue reading Failed to Compile
Enhance your code documentation
I always like to say that documentation should live with the code, within the code or besides the code. That's always what I try to do, write at least some decent README, and write some documentation inside the code. But writing a big documentation file is always a challenge, as it keeps growing, it becomes … Continue reading Enhance your code documentation
LabVIEW and Gitlab Package Registry
In this post I want to discuss about a feature not very known by many users of Gitlab. Since version 13.5 Gitlab has available the generic package registry, which is a way to upload "generic packages" to Gitlab. Build Storage Dilemma Before getting into the package registry subject, there is a very important thing to … Continue reading LabVIEW and Gitlab Package Registry
Class Comparisons Examples
Few days ago I was playing around with LabVIEW trying to raise some use cases for making class comparisons, I mean, equal comparisons. I went further and decided to play around with some type casting (to more specific node and preserve run time node), so it was when I decided to stop, and I got … Continue reading Class Comparisons Examples
Licensing LabVIEW with Docker Images
Recently there has been a lot of questioning concerning the licensing of the LabVIEW inside container images, mainly after one of my posts about using LabVIEW with Docker. In this post, I am going to discuss one of the methods that I used successfully for a long time, and without any problems, I mean, only … Continue reading Licensing LabVIEW with Docker Images
Give kudos to good ideas
If you like to see new features in LabVIEW, maybe it's time to check regularly at the LabVIEW Ideas Exchange Community Forum There, people post some ideas they have about changes in LabVIEW IDE or any other NI product. According to amount of Kudos received, the feasibility of the idea is evaluated by the R&D … Continue reading Give kudos to good ideas
JSON Pretty Print – revisited
Last week I was surfing the internet (does anyone use this expression yet?) and I stumbled upon a project for minifying JSON in multiple languages, and LabVIEW wasn't there yet. The Problem As for the most acquainted with JSON, you probably already know that comments are not cited in the RFC or ECMA Standards, and … Continue reading JSON Pretty Print – revisited
Introducing badges for Gitlab
Have you ever tried to use more specialized badges for your private project in Gitlab? Were you always envious of the Github projects with plenty of badges available out of the box? What are badges? Badges are those small images that shows information about your git project. By default, Gitlab supports only two types of … Continue reading Introducing badges for Gitlab
Deploy your project in Gitlab CI
As a continuation of my series for "Automating your Versioning", I found valid to include a deploy stage in the series after the "release post". Below I am posting the links for the complete series, if you want read it all: Automate Your Versioning (Part 1)Automate Your Versioning (Part 2)Automate Your Versioning (Part 3)Release Automation … Continue reading Deploy your project in Gitlab CI