3. Set up your computer - frc2052/2023-KnightKrawlerJavaTraining GitHub Wiki

Download and install

1. Install Git Tools
2. Install Visual Studio Code
3. 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.

Reminders

• 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.