As much as I love C, we're going to use LabVIEW this year.
Why...
Because we're also using it for FRC.
And why are we using it for FRC?
Because we're also using it for FTC
Seriously, NI is destined to become a force in the robotics industry, now that they've captured FIRST's mind and soul.
I see C and C++ as the "programmer's" language, but LabVIEW as the "Scientist and Engineer's" language. Since the later is a bigger part of the the pie... I thought it best to bite the bullet and lead the charge.
If using labVIEW encourages more students to become programmers, they can learn C++ in their CS classes
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Phil Malone
Garrett Engineering And Robotics Society (GEARS) founder.
http://www.GEARSinc.org
FRC1629 Mentor, FTC2818 Coach, FTC4240 Mentor, FLL NeXTGEN Mentor