General API Information
MASLab API: documentation on the MASLab custom software: Orc, Camera, Channel, etc.- Java Standard API: documentation on the standard Java classes.
- Sun's Java Tutorials: online tutorials in many Java topics.
- Ed Faulkner's Java Quick Reference: examples of all the important language features.
Application Information
- Ant: A tool that can automatically build and upload your code. Use it, it's nice.
- AthenaSettings: Things you should set in your athena locker to make development easier.
- BotClient: The tool for viewing remote channel data.
- CVS: A tool for managing your source code amongst your teammates.
- Subversion: A tool similar to CVS.
- Emacs: Some notes on getting the most out of the GNU Emacs text editor.
- GCJ?: Compile java to native code. No more slow starts or warming up. Yay!
- SSH: Tool for logging into other machines remotely. Also has info on scp, which copies files to and from other machines.
- orcd?: Notes for starting your robot via the orcpad.
MASLab Software Distribution
We're running Debian Linux with the 2.6.9 kernel.
The freshest version of the software will generally be in /mit/6.186/2005/maslab.jar.