Re: Java vs Labview
 

No we do not use the roboRIO. We actually use a ChipKit wf32. It is basically a high power arduino with wifi. We do this to keep the price down allowing use to have a higher robot to student ratio. If you are interested in getting one you can get it from http://playingwithfusion.com/product...=65&catid=1009

if you have any question let me know or if you would like to see any other youtube video on programming Labview

Re: Java vs Labview
 

Another thing about LabVIEW compared to Java or C++ is that it is able to help people who have a hard time understanding written languages. I know that when I first started programming, I couldn't really grasp the idea of a class or a function and how they interacted with parts of a program. LabVIEW helped me realize that a sub-vi is just like a function: there's inputs which feed into a block of code, which then in turn output a set of data. Seeing that visually really helped me grasp written languages a lot easier.

Re: Java vs Labview
 

Java byte code is platform independent. It can be reverse engineered programmatically into UML and other diagrams. There are tools for Eclipse and standalone that can do this.

http://www.class-visualizer.net/

Re: Java vs Labview
 

Forgot to mention, but new tools such as JShell/Kulla are really lowering the Java learning curve.

Re: Java vs Labview
 

This is just from this season's records. I knew there were successful teams that used each but I was sort of interested see what came out.