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Re: Suggested Programming Computer Platform
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Our old IBM Thinkpad running Windows XP has finally given up the ghost (or at least lost some of the boot-up files.) I am wondering what people are using and happy with for a FIRST Java programming environment. Is Ubuntu/Eclipse a good way to go? What about dual-boot or VMs? If we go Ubuntu or Linux, what do we lose? I am guessing there are some programming tools that only will work with a Microsoft OS.

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My personal setup is a MacBook Pro dual-booting OS X and Windows 7. You can run NetBeans and do Java development on OS X (and presumably Linux), but as you probably already know the Driver Station and other tools (cRIO Imaging, Camera Setup, etc.) are only supported under Windows. I would avoid a Windows VM, as many have reported network issues when trying to connect to the robot.
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