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| title: Intro to Programming | ||||||||
| description: An Introduction to what is programming and how it's used in FRC | ||||||||
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| ## What is Programming? | ||||||||
| Programming is when you give instructions to a computer. However, the instructions are written in a language that the computer can read | ||||||||
| and understand. These languages are programming languages and there are many different types that have different or sometimes | ||||||||
| similar usages. In FRC, Java, C++ and Python are three programming languages that are used to program robots. | ||||||||
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| ## What is Java? | ||||||||
| Java is also an object-oriented programming language, which means its work is done by having objects that different actions, | ||||||||
| or functions, are called on. Java is also the most common programming language used in FRC which why FRCSoftware teaches FRC | ||||||||
| programming in Java. | ||||||||
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| ## Why Program in FRC? | ||||||||
| In FIRST Robotics, robots are made out of many mechanisms. They have drive trains, flywheels, arms, intakes, elevators, etc. Programming is | ||||||||
| important in FIRST Robotics because code is used to program motors, and sensors which allows those different mechanisms to move. Teams can use | ||||||||
| sensors on a motor to deploy an intake, program the intake’s motor to spin so it can pick up a foam ball, program a drive train, etc. In the | ||||||||
| FIRST Robotics Competition, teams also program autonomous features for the autonomous portion of the game. In autonomous, points are doubled | ||||||||
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| so it's important to have code written which allows the robot to score points using preprogrammed instructions. | ||||||||
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