Lesson 1 -- Main, Robot & RobotContainer

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Lesson Details

Duration: 00:35:52 (35 minutes and 52 seconds)

Topics:

	Main.java
	Robot.java
	RobotContainer.java

Description:

	Learn Java course (W3Schools): https://www.w3schools.com/java/
	Robot Code (rewrite branch): https://github.com/5724-SpartanRobotics/RobotCode2026/tree/rewrite
	5724 Team Website: https://shsrobotics.us
	Install WPILib: https://is.gd/install_wpilib (note about supported platforms - in the video I say that only Windows 11 is supported, Windows 11 is the only Windows version supported. See the link for all supported platforms, including macOS and Linux)
	Period and Frequency: A period is a duration of time and can be found from the reciprocal of a frequency. A frequency is rate and can be found from the reciprocal of a period.
	Git best practices: https://www.w3schools.com/git/git_best_practices.asp
	Singleton pattern: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern
	DRY (Do not Repeat Yourself): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_repeat_yourself

Timestamps:

	00:00 Introduction
	00:21 Prerequisite: Learn Java
	01:21 Downloading 2026 Robot Code
	03:26 Installing WPILib
	04:08 Main.java
	05:23 CustomPeriodLoggedRobot & Period
	09:08 Robot.java
	24:25 RobotContainer.java
	35:30 Outro

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