Java Training

Part 1 - Learning Java

(Skip this part if you have taken AP Comp Sci)

For learning Java, we currently recommend using codecademy, but most sources are likely to work.

If you choose codecademy, skip any of the parts that require payment, you needn't pay money to learn to program online.

Part 2 - Installing Software

To program FRC robots in Java, a custom build of Visual Studio Code is required.

Follow the instructions on the wpilib website in order to install this software.

Once WPILIB VSCode is installed, you are ready to go, unless you want to configure VSCode further.

Configuring VSCode

Some common configuration options include:

• Custom themes (I personally recommend Atom One Dark)
• Coloring bracket pairs (), [], {}
  • Search in VSCode settings for this option and enable it
• Setting a default terminal
  • Again, search in settings to change it
  • Press Ctrl/Cmd + J to toggle it

Lastly, I highly recommend learning VSCode shortcuts, as they can dramatically speed up your workflow (just look it up on google, there are a million articles).

Part 3 - Programming a Robot

The next step is to get hands on!

Visit the projects folder of this github repository for further instructions!

Note: solutions are in the solutions directory