introduction_to_frc_programming
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Introduction to FRC Programming
Java
What is Java?
- Released by Sun Microsystems in 1995
- High-Level, Class-Based, Object Oriented programming language
- Code runs in a Virtual Machine
- Java is compiled to ByteCode
- Virtual machine converts ByteCode at runtime
- Syntax is based off of C/C++
- Strongly and Statically Typed
Why do we use Java?
- Managed Language
- Memory usage is tracked by Virtual Machine
- Memory that is no longer used is freed by the Garbage Collector
- Eliminates some common, and hard to debug, issues that can arise in code
- Very Well Supported Language
- Java is one of the most commonly used languages in the world
- Java is the most commonly used language in FRC
- Java is commonly taught in schools (including Birmingham)
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