Automatic, Smautomatic
When I head out to my work shed to build something with my tools, the tools I use are picked by one and only one person…me! That’s the way LabVIEW used to be, too, back in the good old days.
Now it’s all about the young kids and their automatic tool selection. La-ti-da! Manual tool selection was good enough for us, and it should be good enough for them too!
I don’t let my work shed tell me when to use a hammer and when to use a screwdriver! And if I ever get any of those new “power tools” I won’t want my shed picking those either!
Ha! I cut my teeth on LabVIEW 8.2, when I first heard of automatic tool selection I thought I’d try it. I was surprised to find that I had been using it all the time. I’d like it, too, if my workshop handed me whatever tool I needed.
I’ve come to the conclusion that this is a classic situation of “old dog, new trick”.