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Originally Posted by profamous
Alright, now I'm in 8th grade at the moment, and from what I've heard, our high school team isn't really that great. No one has much experience in any programming, so we need to know where to start. Since we are in 8th grade, we need to know where to get the program that works with the robot, for some practice. We were going to try to use C, so if you could recommend a guide or tutorial or something to get us started, that would be great.(We all have no experience with any languages AT ALL, and have no clue where to start.)
So, if you could point us in the right direction, it's highly appreciated. Thanks!!!
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First of all, Welcome to FRC! While I can't speak specifically about next year's rules(we simply just don't know them yet), I can tell you that the languages available this past year were Java, C++, and Labview.
From personal experience:
- C++:
- is relatively easy to learn basics, but can get very tricky when you want to do anything remotely complicated.
- uses Windriver Workbench as it's IDE(Integrated Development Environment). This is given to teams as part of the kit, so I can't provide a link for you to get started with.
- uses the WPILib Library(Documentation here)
- Java:
- tends to be the easiest language to learn for people who have seen or used a text based programming language before(as most languages are).
- uses Netbeans as it's IDE. This is a free download from netbeans.org
- uses the WPILibJ library(a Java port of the C++ Version) (Documentation here)
- Labview:
- tends to be fairly easy to learn for people who have absolutely no programming experience, or have worked with EasyC or RobotC before.
- uses LabView by NI(National Instruments), which is given to teams as part of the kit.
- uses WPILib ported to LabView by the awesome developers at NI.
- is completely graphical. There is no typing code, so it's very difficult to make simple spelling errors.
- Your best starting point would have to be frcmastery.com
Other links that might be of interest:
Notes:- WPILib is maintained by Brad Miller and various students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA
There are literally hundreds if not thousands of years of combined professional programming experience on here, and most of us are constantly on the lookout for young, new programmers trying to get started. You're already off to a great start simply by asking!
Once again, welcome to FIRST and FRC!!