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Re: The One-language-per-year Challenge

Our team has always programmed in labview. In 2012 we implemented vision for the first time. In 2012 & 2013 we used C for vision, this summer me and another student are forcing ourselves to write every vision project in C++. By next summer I hope to be using python for some projects. Our scouting program was written in C# this year. The reason we write in so many languages is because our mentors that help with programming just happen to know different languages.

While we don't switch programs every year, we offer a wide variety, so if you don't find labview amusing, you can try another. I personally don't care what language a teammate programs in as long as they enjoy it and it works.

I believe this is a safer alternative than switching languages every year. It still provides the diversity, but the veteran experience is still there.
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