The major platforms for programming V5 robots are:
- VEX Coding Studio - Original first-party solution. IDE hasn’t been updated since the initial release and is missing some key features.
- VEXCode V5 Text - Same language as VCS but in a much better development environment, based on the same open-source components as Visual Studio Code. Great for teams that like the VEX C++ language but want a better editor than VCS.
- Robot Mesh Studio - Browser-based solution for programming V5 robots in Blockly, Python, C++, or Javascript. Really cool but requires an internet connection, unless you download the offline editor or command-line tools which are both windows-only.
- PROS - C++ programming solution developed by the VEXU team at Purdue. Popular with teams that want to implement more advanced/complicated programs.