This is just a preview of our roster of presenters for GDevCon ANZ #3, more to be announced soon!
Build it right. Secure it early. Deploy with confidence
Sarah Zalusky – JKI
As software-defined test systems continue to grow in complexity, ensuring security and reliability can no longer be an afterthought. This session explores how LabVIEW teams can adopt a shift-left approach to embed security, quality, and compliance directly into the development process from day one.
We’ll cover modern best practices for developing secure and reliable LabVIEW applications, including early-stage static analysis, SBOM generation, and proactive identification of software weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Attendees will learn how to move beyond reactive fixes and instead build development workflows that continuously surface risk, improve code quality, and align with evolving regulatory expectations.
With real-world insights from test and measurement environments, this talk highlights practical steps teams can take today and how to stay ahead of what’s coming next.
Architecture First, Logic Second
Peter Scarfe – Scarfe Controls
Most developers start by writing logic. It feels natural, productive, and fast. But as systems grow, that early momentum often turns into complexity that’s difficult to manage.
This talk explores a different approach: define the architecture first, then build the logic within it. By establishing clear process boundaries, communication patterns, and responsibility hierarchies up front, developers can create applications that scale more naturally and remain easier to understand over time.
We’ll unpack what “architecture first” really means, and why this shift in thinking fundamentally changes how complex systems are built.
DevOps & Git for LabVIEW Development
Anoop Nandakumar – CPE Systems NZ
DevOps and Git have been widely adopted by text-based software developers for several years. However, many LabVIEW developers still rely on SVN. At CPE Systems NZ, we have been transitioning from SVN to Git and DevOps over the past few months.
This presentation will focus on
- Benefits of DevOps & Git vs SVN
- Transitioning from SVN to Git (including commit and version history)
- Using DevOps tools for Software Development Management in a Team
- Using Git for LabVIEW Development and version control in a Team
- Diff and merge of code, enhanced by new features in LabVIEW 2025 Q1.
- Using DevOps to control and document reusable LabVIEW Code and maximize the value of Software Intellectual Property
The presentation will also include demos on the above topics, using Microsoft Azure DevOps as an example platform.