#mechanical engineering student

No syntax highlighting that actually helps. No autocomplete. No Git. No snippets. No Copilot (I love it). Arduino IDE vs Platformio classic battle. I looked at that blue interface and thought: "Wait... this is what robotics people use XD? Every single day?"

If you're here from the Roborear YouTube channel, first of all, thank you for watching me panic on camera. Second, welcome to the Roborear blogs where the panicking continues, but with more words and fewer jump cuts.