Thread: Mentors will not let us use language the team wants.
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Re: Mentors will not let us use language the team wants.
You're kidding, right? Either that, or your mentors are. Java wasn't even an option until the 2010 FRC season.

Since there has only been one year of Java possible, I think "that's how it has always been done" is a very weak statement. However, if I were you, I'd respect the mentors' decision and program the robot the way they want you to.

I would also consider "going behind their back" with a separate programming project using LabVIEW, just to show how capable you are, but I wouldn't sabotage the Java effort.