[dasRatsel]

yea -- visual C++ 'n' all that are all good ideas -- but as a long time C coder / first time robot coder this year -- i c'n say that coding the robot is a different experience -- cuz u need to interface with a lot of code written by somebody else - i'd suggest if you c'n get a hold of your team's robot from this year or last and the default code 'r even better the code that your team used -- and just browse through -- get used to what does what, and most importantly, where it is in the code -- see if you c'n get the bot to do some cool autonomous stuff to get the hang of the code -- but that's just my two cents worth -- writing random things in visual C++ are good for gettin the basics down. . . good luck in your quest for C

~Xavier