Thread: Do we have to program our robot in C++?
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Re: Stupid question that should be easy to answer...
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Originally Posted by Joe Ross
C++ and C are quite a bit closer, but there is still a huge difference between programming a full computer, and an embedded control system.
You make it sound as if C++ is for programming on a PC and C is only for embedded control systems, when this is not the case. C and C++ were both originally for PC programming; C is merely the predecessor language to C++. C and C++ are nearly identical; C++ is C with object orientation. (C++ was originally described as "C++: Object Oriented C".)

I believe the C used in the Innovation FIRST chips that we run our robots with is a simplified version of the language, specifically suited for said chips.

Just making sure there is no confusion... C was not designed for operating robots, however a compiler was released for FIRST allows us to use the C language to operate robots.