Robot Code Frameworks

After creating code for a few robots, you’ll notice that there are a lot of similarities between the code. Robot code frameworks are a collection of patterns and ideas that are generally useful for creating robot code.

While frameworks sometimes have a learning curve associated with them, once you learn how they work you will find that they can save you a lot of effort and prevent you from making certain kinds of mistakes.

• Command Framework: this framework comes with WPILib

• MagicBot Framework: Created as a pythonic alternative to the Command framework

• Command Framework
  • The Basics
  • Error Handling
  • Pythonic Command Based Programming
  • Final Thoughts
• MagicBot Framework
  • Philosophy
  • Autonomous mode
  • Dashboard & coprocessor communications
  • Example Components
  • API Reference