Java vs C++

[EricH]

What are you more familiar with? If you're more familiar with one than the other, go with that one and learn the other if possible.

(And the obligatory "don't forget about LabView", but I'm fairly certain you've got good reasons for not going that road.)

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by EricH

What are you more familiar with? If you're more familiar with one than the other, go with that one and learn the other if possible.

On the other hand, it might actually be more fun to go with a less comfortable choice from the beginning. Don't just consider what you already know; think about how easy it will be for people who don't know anything yet.

(And the obligatory "don't forget about LabView", but I'm fairly certain you've got good reasons for not going that road.)

The reasons might seem good, but they probably aren't great.

Among other things, keep in mind that LabVIEW tends to be slightly better supported by the makers of the cRIO, and that using it is presently the only official way to write your own Dashboard program.

[apalrd]

Search is your friend. This has already been discussed numerous times.

since Java and C++ have been covered, how about LabVIEW? It is my language of choice, for FRC robots.


LabVIEW:
Graphical (Some like it, some hate it.)
Great amount of feedback data (The ability to probe any variable at any time is kinda handy, as is the ability to send two-way debugging data in real time when not running in competition mode)
Ability to update data while code is running (You can change cal points while the code is running)

[davidthefat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps8jOj7diA0

That talks about the difference between C/C++ and Java. I think it was this one, might have been the Abstraction lecture.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps8jOj7diA0

That talks about the difference between C/C++ and Java. I think it was this one, might have been the Abstraction lecture.

It wasn't the one you linked to.