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Re: Switching a Programming Language
Since the introduction of the cRIO in 2009, our team has been changing languages almost every year. In 09-10 we used LV, then we switched to C++ in 11, back to LV in 12, and finally to Java in 2013. In the offseason, we experiment with all three. Since our programming mentors are fluent in all three languages and enjoy programming in each, we enjoy changing languages every year. It gives the students much more experience and they learn different styles of programming very easily. In my opinion, since the idea is to educate/inspire students, switching languages is a good thing. If you are testing a language in the off season and you don't like it, you can always switch back.