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Re: Seeking advice for rookie programming

I agree with much of what has been said in this thread, but...

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Originally Posted by MamaSpoldi View Post
Java is interpreted and therefore does not run as fast as C++. This can be a significant issue depending on what you hope to do.
For 99.9% of FRC teams, this doesn't matter. Python is even slower than Java and you can build a high performance robot using it. If you find that you are running into speed issues solely because you're using Java, you're almost certainly doing something wrong and should reevaluate your approach.
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