Thread: Programming Advice for Newer FRC Team?
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Re: Programming Advice for Newer FRC Team?
The deploy times of LabVIEW last year were miserable due to bugs in the compile cache. Advanced optimization features and a bit of human error caused deployment to a controller with a running startup app to recompile everything it saw. The bugs have been fixed and the FRC use-case is better understood with the RT development teams. I apologize for the bad experience.

To your questions about languages, my advice would be to try and gain experience in multiple languages. Ideally with a mentor, pick some problems, and code the solution in the trial languages. Debug it with the tools. Modify it a few times, explain how the solution works to someone else. Experiment and learn what works for your team. Then go deeper on one of them. All are good choices.

Greg McKaskle