PPL Plugins
If you have ever wondered how to build a plugin architecture in LabVIEW using PPLs, I put together a demo you can play with.
Category: Design Patterns
Dynamic Unloading of Classes
In this post we expand upon the factory pattern example and show how to dynamically unload classes at runtime.
Gang Of Four Patterns in LabVIEW
The GOF patterns are very popular in OOP programming languages. In this article we look at how to implement the factory pattern in LabVIEW.
Book Review Dive into Design Patterns
Stefan Lemmens put me onto this book a few months ago in response to a review I wrote of the original GOF Design Patterns Book. He remarked that is was much more approachable and he was right. While I still find value in the original GOF book, I think this book is a much better choice for beginners.
Test Doubles In Action
Struggling with hard to test code? Learn how to use dependency injection to replace your production code with a Test Double.
Intro to Test Doubles
Hollywood discovered the value of stunt doubles a long time ago. Learn how you can use the same idea to test hard to test code.
Humble Objects
Do your code modules have big egos? Are their egos getting in the way of testing? Perhaps it is time to knock them down a notch.
A Business Case For Applying Design Patterns
This is my fourth article in a series on the Gang of Four book on Design Patterns. I thought four was an appropriate number of articles. Here are links to the first 3 articles: Design Patterns – A Review OOP …
OOP Design Patterns in Actor Framework Part 2
In my last post I talked about some GOF patterns that were built into the Actor Framework itself. In this post I examine some GOF patterns built on top of the AF.
OOP Design Patterns in Actor Framework Part 1
Let’s explore how the GOF design patterns are used in the Actor Framework.
