Java versus C++

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My original post did seem like I learned nothing this past year. Which is not true. I did learn how to program for FRC, but we never got our camera working (due to frame rate issues and what not). When I said 'new', I mean less than two years. Then again, I am comparing myself to programming veterans who have been doing it for 30+ years, or even the students who have been in their team's programming group for more than one year.

I am fairly comfortable in Java. I have taken an Intro to Java class at school (was quite boring) and now am in AP CS A. I also taught myself using Blue Pelican Java during the build season, up until about week 4 - which is when I started working with the prior leads and learning somewhat.

So there will be a slight learning curve for some things, but for the most part I will be fine.

Meh, I guess I could just write it originally in Java (what I am comfortable with) then rewrite for C++. And play around for myself.

@GGCO: A lot of the replies are just personal preference of a language. I understand that people use what they are most comfortable with. I was wondering if there are any proven gains or disadvantages to one language for the system we work with. Yes, there are some posts saying Java is not as good. But the supporting evidence was a matter of opinion. Thanks for the links though; more teams used Java than I thought.