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Re: A new Programmer
Programming with WPILib is a whole different ballgame from basic arithmetic. However, if I were in your shoes, I'd keep learning C++ in general. Here's why:
WPILib focuses on providing you with objects through which all the work to interfacing with the robot is done for you.
If you continue learning C++, especially using any non-standard libraries, you'll run across objects sooner or later. There's a two-way learning process here - what you learn in this way will be applicable to WPI code, and vice versa.
If you learn one multi-paradigm language like C++ well, picking up another language (unless it's Haskell or something ridiculous like that) is generally a case of getting used to some different syntax.
If you're planning on doing anything related to programming in the future, C++ is a good place to be, and the more you know, the more you are able to do.
Cheers, and hope you have fun learning C++!
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What will we do tonight, Warfa?
The same thing we do every night, Patrick. Sit and wait for Electrical.
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