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3. Set up your computer
Matt Huesman edited this page Oct 6, 2022
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- Install Git Tools
- Install Visual Studio Code
- Install WPILib
If your using a team laptop all these programs should already be pre-installed. If this isn't the case talk with a captain or mentor and they will get everything download and installed.
- Don't wait to ask for help when you need it.
- Use Google and Stack Overflow to find terms you don't know and to locate sample code to do something that isn't explained.
- Add to the Wiki to provide tips for other students.
- ABC -> Always Be Coding. Git makes it possible to code from school and home. The best programmers spend extra time coding. Find a hobby project. Make an Android App, find a Raspberry Pi project, or create a game. Java is a broadly used language with many applications. You don't need to always code in Java though. Python is a popular language used for Raspberry Pi and data mining. It is often taught as a primary language in colleges. C# is syntactically almost identical to Java, used in Unity for most mobile games, as well as very large companies in enterprise systems. C++ is used for many embedded hardware systems, including Arduino. Code is code, it is written slightly differently from language to language, but most successful developers can code in multiple languages.
If you get stuck or need help check with a returning student, captain, or mentor, but first try and search for a solution using online resources like StackOverflow. If you run into compiler or runtime errors sometimes even running a simple google search can be helpful in identifying bugs within your code.
Great programmers are great problem solvers and sometimes one of the best tools for solving the problems we face is simply by googling it.