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Re: First Year Programming Help (C++)

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Originally Posted by Zuelu562 View Post
As for programming in FRC, as others have pointed out, no specific IDE is required to write the code, but it is required to use Wind River Workbench, a program included in your kit along with Labview, to build and download code to your robot.
Actually, you could install the C++11 toolchain on Windows and use that instead of Wind River. I've found it to be very stable and my team has been using it all Winter. You can get the installer at http://firstforge.wpi.edu/sf/projects/c--11_toochain under File Releases and the Wiki pages have instructions on using CMake. The toolchain runs from the Command Prompt so you'll still need something like Eclipse to view and edit your code. Eclipse integration with the toolchain is still in the works for Windows.