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Unread 08-03-2011, 21:45
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Re: I am very nervous

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Originally Posted by Matt Krass View Post
Traditionally programmers usually get this kind of treatment. The best plan I've seen for fixing it is to get involved in the mechanical side of things. You'll learn more skill-sets, you will be be able to personally design in and mount your sensors, and best of all, you're not 'just a programmer' anymore, so you may have better luck communicating.

Matt
This. Even in FTC, teams or at least my team neglect the programming portion and focus mostly on building the robot. I also feel nervous about going to a competition because the programming is incomplete and my team is unprepared. Sometimes one has to take more control in order to get something done. Once it is off season there is much opportunity to be prepared for the next season.

Just remember, FIRST is much more than the robots.
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