What software program/language is best for roboRio?

[Thad House]

Originally Posted by newbieQs

I've been out of the game for some time but interested in helping my community start a team. One of the first aspects I was looking to brush myself up on was the "brain," for the robot. I noticed here on this link https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s...onent-overview that LabView was suggested. It has been awhile since I have used this program and I was about to delve into tutorials and videos for it but wanted to know what the community would suggest is the "best," program or language to utilize.

Thanks

FIRST considers LabVIEW the best because it is the language officially supported by NI, who makes the RoboRIO. Many teams use LabVIEW, and at most events you will find many teams that know it and can help you.

If you don't have a lot of programming experience, either with the students or the mentors, I would recommend it as well. Teaching LV is fairly easy, and its easy to get a robot up and going.

A lot of the more advanced teams use either C++ or Java because it does allow for easier multi user development, code reviews, and they run faster then LabVIEW (Although with the RoboRIO this is much less of a problem then it used to be). However, if you are just starting, I would recommend LabVIEW just because of the support you will be able to get.