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Re: What is Classmate

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Originally Posted by davidthefat (Post 983817)

Well I would like to ask how a team can "share" the robot. I mean I was the only active programmer last year and I ha no trouble finding time for the robot. But we are having 5+ programmers this year, how would you coordinate the programming? I honestly never worked in a group of programmers so I have no experience with sharing code and ect. There is the class mate and a laptop that can program for the robot. I used the laptop last season just for the convenience. I asked my mom for my own laptop, but I would have to wait until the end of the semester and get all A's and B's (Straight C+'s and one A or B right now) thats already 3 weeks into the build another week to ship. and that is IF I get straight A's and B's. So I can't count on that. Any advice?

If you are just talking about having each programmer with a laptop, I would say you would have to use school supplied ones or buy your own. But if you are talking about coordinating programmers, then I would suggest writing out your program in a sort of block diagram, then assigning a part of the program to each programmer then combining it together as a group on one computer (maybe a desktop or the competition laptop?). It just depends on what works for you as a team.

Re: What is Classmate

The problem: I have a kind of social problem. I am a very terrible at group stuff. Its not because I am shy or anything like that, its because I can't really be dependent on someone else. I can never trust someone that he can deliver. I learned this the hard way freshman year, I got a D in the class because some one back stabbed me during the final project. Well the teacher was nice enough to give me a 50% on it so I got a C in that class for the final grade. Its a personality flaw I have, I work 10 times better alone than in groups and it shows.

The programmers are at varying degrees of experience. Some being their first major project with programming, some its the usual thing for them. There will be 8, and at least 2 of them I (and some of the other members) have personal dislike toward due to their personality. They are also the worst programmers in the group.

My mentor said to make a list of objectives and the materials that we need so I'll get on to that

Re: What is Classmate

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Originally Posted by davidthefat (Post 983961)

... I have a kind of social problem. ...

If you are aware of it and are not physically limited, you can change it.

Writing about it in this particular forum appears to be almost the opposite of carrying out specific constructive actions to change/correct the situation.

Blake