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Re: Very New and Very Clueless!

I think going with Labview is a decent choice for your first year. Once your season is over, you can spend your off season reprogramming your robot to do the same thing in C++ if you wish to learn it; this way you have a target to reach without a crunch for time, and you'll be able to decide which you like better.

Another way to look at the LV vs C++ question is to think about where you want to go in life. If you are really into computers, and think you want to be a Computer Science/Engineer someday, then learning C++ (or Java) will give you a head start. Other engineering disciplines are more likely to use Labview, which is better for developing machine controls much more quickly; though in FRC this speed advantage is much less apparent because WPILib provides a C++ toolset that provides the same "blocks" as Labview.