Create starter guide for new programmers #43
Description
As discussed with @aidnem and @avidraccoon today, we need a starter guide for new programmers.
This guide should not repeat/duplicate from WPILib's Zero to Robot. We also assume basic familiarity with Java + Maven.
Instead, it should focus on:
- how to clone 401 repositories and any expected directory structures
- simulator/model setup, including additional assets
- any necessary configurations.
The goal is that a student following the guide would start with a new laptop and end up with an environment in which they can run the most advanced simulation of the 2025 robot code. (Perhaps autonomous?)
As a second step, the guide should explain how to make changes to both 2025-Robot-Code and coppercore and then how to see those changes reflected in the simulation.
Outside of the scope of this guide would be:
- general explanations of robotics concepts
- information that can be found in wpilib (though links would certainly be welcome).