Lesson 1

By the end of this lesson you will know how to:

• Navigate WPILib VS Code
• Create a new robot project
• Build your code

First, open VS Code Overview — FIRST Robotics Competition documentation  and read through the first 3 bullet-point documents. Follow along in WPILib VS Code on your computer.

Then, watch this review video  to review.

When You Create a Robot Program

• Select the Command Robot skeleton template.
• Name the project: ProgrammingTrainingSandbox26-27

End-of-Lesson Checklist

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to answer yes to all of these:

☐ I can find my way around VS Code. ☐ I know how to open the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P). ☐ I know what the WPILib extension is. ☐ I know how to create a new robot project. ☐ I know the difference between Build and Deploy. ☐ I know how to deploy code to a roboRIO. ☐ I know how to run a simulation. ☐ I know where to find the WPILib API documentation. ☐ I know what vendor libraries are and why they’re used.

What You DON’T Have to Do

☐ Memorize every WPILib command. ☐ Know everything by memory.

This documentation will be here at any time for you to refer to at any point during your programming ventures.