what is the latest most stable version of LabVIEW and LabVIEW Runtime

[EthanTheHut]

I am going to start a test application that I will be deploying to multiple machines. What I am wanting to know is what the most stable recent version of LabVIEW and LabVIEW runtime are. 

[Jay14159265 · Accepted solution]

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@EthanTheHut wrote:

I am going to start a test application that I will be deploying to multiple machines. What I am wanting to know is what the most stable recent version of LabVIEW and LabVIEW runtime are. 

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I like LV2021 for various reasons. 

[crossrulz · Accepted solution]

My last deployed system was in 2019SP1.  I had no major issues.  I have played around with 2024Q1, which was working well for me just playing around with my code (nothing deployed).  2024Q3 was just released, which supposedly has a ton of bug fixes.  I have Q3 installed, but I have not had a chance to do anything with it yet.

[Jacobson · Accepted solution]

I usually like the latest release as long as you're not relying too much on any new language features for that release. I'm fine with using new language features but I've seen some people go all in on new features, build this huge application heavily using the new language feature and run into some untested corner case and have to spend a ton of time refactoring out that feature.

[Kyle97330 · Accepted solution]

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@Jay14159265 wrote:

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@EthanTheHut wrote:

I am going to start a test application that I will be deploying to multiple machines. What I am wanting to know is what the most stable recent version of LabVIEW and LabVIEW runtime are. 

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I like LV2021 for various reasons. 

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I like it as well.  The only annoying bugs present in it that I have had problems with is that VIMs sometimes magically stop working (usually when nested several layers deep), and when trying to copy a class sometimes the majority of VI icons in the class will just go blank.  The first I mitigate by not nesting VIMs whenever possible, and occasional manual fixes when not.  The second is pretty rare since copying classes is not a common day-to-day activity.

It is about to go out of support, but for now it works with all 2022-24 releases of things like DAQmx and NI-488 for those cases where new devices came out and need a newer version than 2021 to work.  Once 2025 rolls around this will no longer be the case.  So part of your decision ought to be whether or not you will be adding new NI hardware that comes out after the end of the year.