The HOT Team makes their source code available on our website after the season is over. The code from last year is on the site right now.
http://frcteam67.dyndns.org/Programming.htm
The HOT Team allows the students to develop our code. We divide the programming group into two groups--one develops in LabView and the other in C++. The mentors guide them but do not develop code. We find that this method provides a healthy competition between the groups to be the best.
During the season we use one group's code at two events and the other at the other two events. So we used LabView at the Michigan State Championship and we will be using C++ at the Championship.
By the way, you will also find some of the drawings of our robots on our website.
After the Championship, we open everything and put it on the website in the hope that this will help make FIRST even better.