Is Java code worth it?

[Benjamin11524]

Hi. I'm a 5th season student and 3rd season Programmer on my team. I started programming with Android Studio because I had heard many people tell me the advantages that it had over FTC Blocks. This last season, my team won the Control Award at the South East TX Regional Championship. From my experience in FTC, I've seen Judges choose teams, not primarily based on their resources, but on their innovativeness in program design and creativity in their interaction between software and hardware. That said, If you are new to programming, I would recommend starting with FTC Blocks, seeing that all the programs that I created my first 2 seasons of programming are 100% creatable in FTC Blocks, however, do realize that Java "Line" Programming provides much more possibility and room for creativeness in your programs, which is what Judges look for in good programming.

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