Thread: LabView/C++ equally capable?
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Re: LabView/C++ equally capable?
There is a correlation here, but not causation (in my opinion).

C/C++ is a far more universally taught and utilized language than LabView in education and industry (not to mention in FIRST prior to 2009). Thus more programming students and mentors will have a high level of understanding with C++ than with LabView.

The result? More experienced programmers, who are more likely to use C++ as that is where there expertise tends to fall, are more likely to get camera tracking working.

As far as capabilities, be it LabView or C++ (or Java), it all boils down to the same FPGA configuration and assembly language. I don't buy that any FRC language is more or less capable than any other.