Thread: N00B question: Are other languages not *allowed* or not *supported*?
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Re: N00B question: Are other languages not *allowed* or not *supported*?
Nothing is disallowed per the rules. However, Java, C++, and LabVIEW all have official implementations of WPILIB. Python has a community created implementation, and many teams use that. I haven't seen anyone using C#, but I believe you that there are. It's all about getting the language support. If you want to port WPILIB to your language of choice, go ahead. Can C#/other C-ish languages use C++ libraries?

The game manual (at a cursory search) says nothing about code or language restrictions. The other thing to be aware of is that if you need help at a competition with your code, and you are using Assembly to code your robot, nobody will be able to help you.
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