Re: What do you use to program your robot?
 

I agree with this statement. Java is very fast to install , compile and make changes.

Java in FIRST is a natural transistion because most students learn Java in AP classes

Re: What do you use to program your robot?
 

We use C++, primarily because both of us are already good in C.

I'd give the language a 9/10, mainly because we didn't run into any language-related issues this year. I dropped a point because of the 4.1 and 4.2 issues in the WPI Libraries (for those of you who don't know, the midseason update to WPILib for C had a few compiler issues). Our other problems weren't really language-specific (bad interactions between the camera and CAN code, OS level I think)

Re: What do you use to program your robot?
 

We use WindRiver C++.

I don't have any problems with it myself, being already familiar with the language. But student turnover is going to be a challenge. C++ isn't exactly easy to teach in 20 hours of off-season meetings, and it doesn't help that there are neither any sort of comp sci classes at school nor a programming mentor on the team.

Re: What do you use to program your robot?
 

Just hand them all a copy of C++ for Dummies:D But seriously thats what I am considering next year...

Re: What do you use to program your robot?
 

We use Java as well. :)

Though at the Hartford competition this year, robots coded in Java seemed to have the most problems with lag... :mad: