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Add a note about the standalone utility to creating robot programs #2920

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Once everything is installed, we're ready to create a robot program. WPILib comes with several templates for robot programs. Use of these templates is highly recommended for new users; however, advanced users are free to write their own robot code from scratch.

.. tip:: All information here is also applicable to creating robot programs using the standalone utility found in your `$HOME/wpilib/2025/utility/wpilibutility`.

## Choosing a Base Class

To start a project using one of the WPILib robot program templates, users must first choose a base class for their robot. Users subclass these base classes to create their primary :code:`Robot` class, which controls the main flow of the robot program. There are various choices available for the base class:
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