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Programming help for absolute n00bs.
Greetings ladies and gents.
We are a new team going to FRC for the first time, none of us have any experience in prior competitions. We have relatively good experience in engineering and programming. But when we looked at another team's code, we barely understood it. Can anyone refer to the programming software we have to use, and refer to any helpful tutorials or documentation related to the library? Any help would be appreciated greatly. |
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If you're using LabView to program this is a useful site.
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Give us details. This is your First Post, so Welcome to CD! (ChiefDelphi). We need details of the language you want to use. Go by what you know (C|Java|LabView). If you don't know programming, you might want to start with LabView or Java!
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What languages do you have experience in? Which team's code did you look at?
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I would recommend starting with Java or LabView, Java because many schools teach it so it's a starting point for students and LabView because it's graphical interface can be more intuitive for people to pick up and go.
The other 3rd most common language is C++. |
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You may want to update your profile to show your teams geographic location. I found 5 Milton's in the US and one in Canada.
You should then find an established team near you that is willing to mentor your team, preferably for several years, and help you get started. |
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Also, what is your background in programming? Let us know! If you know one language, a different language, available in FRC will be easy for you! Otherwise, you can start learning the basics of programming at KhanAcademy, and move onto CodeAcademy. I'd suggest that you use either C or Java because you are likely to use those languages elsewhere. You'd like the hour of code. I think it is either this week or coming soon. It'll get you started with code! Note: Java is not the same as JavaScript. They are completely different languages and you'll be confused when you program the bot in JavaScript and get hundreds of errors when you were supposed to use Java! Whatever you do, get-er-done fast! Time's running out! |
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Milton, Delaware Milton, Florida Milton, Georgia Milton, Illinois Milton, Indiana Milton, Iowa Milton, Kansas Milton, Kentucky Milton, Louisiana Milton, Massachusetts Milton, Michigan Milton, New York Milton, New Hampshire Milton, North Carolina Milton, North Dakota Milton, Ohio Milton, Pennsylvania Milton, Tennessee Milton, Vermont Milton, Washington Milton, West Virginia Milton, Wisconsin :) |
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Their Blue Alliance page says they're in Ontario.
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Assuming what has been posted about your team being located in Ontario I would suggest contacting these guys: http://simbotics.org/
Although it's a bit of a drive, they're an extremely experienced team that has a thing for helping out other FRC teams. Not only would they help you out with programming, but they'd almost for sure help you out with finding sponsors, equipment, design strategy, and numerous other things. They very recently won the Chairmans Award at FRC Worlds, the most prestigious award in FIRST. |
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Ontario is not in the US. I also left these off the list for the same reason: Milton, Nova Scotia, Canada Milton, Newfoundland, Canada Milton, Queensland, Australia Milton, New South Wales, Australia |
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In regards to the OP, you're close to both teams 1241 and 771. Both are past Chairman's award winning teams, and I'm sure they'd be happy to help you out, even if it's just to point you in the right direction.
Also you might want to contact our FRC director, Mr. John Hobbins <john.hobbinsATfirstroboticscanada.org>. He knows a lot of people who he can put you in touch with. http://www.firstroboticscanada.org/main/contact/ |
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It generally just comes down to what you are comfortable with. I would personally recommend Java or LabView, but you are welcome to try C++ if you have experience with it.
The other team's code that you saw and didn't understand: was it in the standard, text-based format? Or was it similar to a circuit diagram, with lots of little boxes and wires? That would help us help you help us all.:) Thanks. |
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