Slides from JKI's NIWeek 2012 technical session, "Secret Sauce: Tools to Make You a Better LabVIEW Developer," presented by Justin Goeres. If you could save one hour a day by working smarter, how much more value could you create and how much less stress would you feel? LabVIEW Champion Justin Goeres shows you how to manage your code, projects, and commitments using the same free and low-cost tools JKI engineers use.

1. PUSHING THE LIMITS OF LABVIEW
Secret Sauce: Tools to Make
You a Better LabVIEW Developer
Justin Goeres
Senior Engineer & Product Marketing Manager
JKI

2. Rules
1. Vote with your feet.
2. Please turn on your smartphones.
I’m watching @JustinGoeres give away
@JKISoftware’s secrets at #niweek!
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4. I Looked This Up...
“How much of your time is spent actually coding?”
 > 80% – “Senior Developer Rockstar Ninja”
 70% – “Project Engineer”
 35% – “Group Leader”
 20% – “Lead Java Developer”
 0-10% – “Lead Architect”
 “I only code when I know exactly what to code.”
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5. What’s Going On Here?
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6. There’s More to Software Than Code
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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7. “Your time is worth $1000 an hour, and you need
to act accordingly.”
– Jason Cohen, asmartbear.com
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8. There’s More to Software Than Code
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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9. JKI’s Secret Sauces
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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10. Bug Tracking
FogBugz – fogbugz.com
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11. The Fog Creek Bug Tracker Manifesto:
 Your bug tracker shall not complicate your life.
 Your bug tracker shall not waste your time.
 Your bug tracker shall not keep secrets from you.
 Your bug tracker shall help you make better software.
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12. Bug Tracking
FogBugz – fogbugz.com
 Lightweight, super-easy workflow.
 TSVN & Mercurial integration
 Agile Project Management
 Smart estimation, burn-down charts, etc.
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13. Bug Tracking
FogBugz – fogbugz.com
 Plugins
 FogBugz screenshot tool
 SnagIt integration
 Dozens of others
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14. Bug Tracking & Source Code Control
Kiln – fogcreek.com/kiln
 Mercurial made easy
 Distributed Version Control (DVCS)
 Easy branching & merging
 API hooks
 Connect Kiln to almost any web application
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15. JKI’s Secret Sauces
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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16. File & Document Sharing
Box – box.com
 Like Dropbox for businesses
 Share files with partners, clients, vendors
 Fine-grained permission control
 Auto-expiring download links
 Daily activity reports
 File versioning & comments
 Desktop syncing (like Dropbox)
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17. JKI’s Secret Sauces
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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18. Building & Releasing Software
Jenkins – jenkins-ci.org
 Free & open source
 Native builds for lots of platforms
 Active community, tons of plugins
 SCC integration
 Unit testing automation
 Notifications & reporting
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19. JKI’s Secret Sauces
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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20. Task Management
Trello – trello.com
 “Super-powered whiteboard”
 “Your entire project, in a single glance.”
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21. JKI’s Secret Sauces
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment &
Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 CommunicationCommunication, Meetings, Remote
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22. Code Reuse, System Deployment & Configuration
VI Package Manager – jki.net/vipm
 Reuse code management
 Project configuration management (VIPC files)
 System deployment & configuration
 VIPM API (new in VIPM 2012!)
 VIPM 2012 is included on the LabVIEW 2012 DVD
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23. JKI’s Secret Sauces
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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24. Screenshots, Recording, Documentation
SnagIt – snagit.com
 Best screenshot annotation tool ever.
Camtasia – camtasia.com
 Full-featured screen recorder
 Non-destructive editing
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25. JKI’s Secret Sauces
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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26. Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
Skype – skype.com
Join.me – join.me
TeamViewer – teamviewer.com
GoToMeeting – gotomeeting.com
 Screen sharing with customers and each other.
 Remote meetings: multiple webcams, call-in &
computer audio, presentation support.
 Text & voice chat with video.
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27. JKI’s Secret Sauces
Business-critical Non-development Tasks
 Bug Tracking
 File & Document Sharing
 Building & Releasing Software
 Task Management
 Code Reuse / System Deployment & Configuration
 Screenshots, Recordings, & Documentation
 Communication, Meetings, Remote Support
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28. Questions? Discussion!
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29. Thanks for coming!
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