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Unread 08-03-2011, 22:03
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Re: Programming goofs!

In 2005, I was a sophomore and the lead programmer for the rookie team 1519. On Thursday, I was testing some broken autonomous code, and suddenly we had to go play a practice match before I could revert back. All I knew is that the robot was going to drive straight for a long time, probably until a variable overflowed.

For whatever mechanical reasons, the robot didn't actually go straight. Instead it made a graceful arc, slipping through the narrow gap between the goals and careening at top speed into our opponents on the opposite corner of the field.

On Saturday, they picked us.
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