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Re: Programs for the new FRC platform

I think both languages are equally valuable to teach. Our team is going with C++ for the following reasons:

1. Our older programmers (myself included) are much more comfortable in C++.

2. In my mind, C++ demystifies the magic of code more than LabVIEW. Yes, LabVIEW is extremely useful in showing the flow of the code as a flowchart, but when you see the list of commands executing line-by-line, you get a more accurate feel of "what's going on", at least in my mind.

3. While development time may be slower and debugging may not be as simple, the Wind River workbench has an extremely good set of debugging tools.

4. C++ allows for more customization of what you plan on doing, at least as far as I'm aware. To be honest, I haven't done much work in LabVIEW so I can't speak for it at length.
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