Calling Out All Programmers

[RKElectricalman]

I wanted the team to use C++ last year, but due to the lack of time, experience with C++, and impression that labview's GUI would be much easier, we ended up going with the latter.

It actually took less time to program in C++ then it did in Labview. It took us up until 2 days before the ship date to figure out where all of our issues stemmed from in the GUI. Not to mention it was slow on our set up. For C++ it's been much more smooth of a ride.

On the first day of the season I got all of my programmers together, taught them the basics, and by end of week one they each had programmed a small portion on the code. By end of week two, they had dived right into the use of sensors, and more intricate styles of programming... end of Week three and now they're creating their own classes for certain objectives they've set for their programming. WPILib, is AMAZING!!!! It makes everything so much easier, and with my basic understanding of C and C++ I can explain why things work the way they do, and they can learn more intricate things with delay of coding and confusion.

I. LOVE. C++. <3


-Meezy