[Lij2015]

Our scouting App is Android based and written in Java and is reusable every year as it takes in the fields you want to scout and outputs an app. The compiler was also written to be reusable as well(This is where the hard part is).
The rough one took about 5 weeks(That's starting during build season) and then the reusable one took the entire calendar year for 2014 to be done as the compiler and format went through constant changes to make sure it never had to be touched again.

Advantages:
1. Easy for scouters to use, they don't get confused as we have an auto/tele/end header and all they have to do is press + or -
2. So much easier to compile if you have a good compiler, plug them in to the computer and bam.
3. Exports means/std dev/whatever statistic we need right away
4. Allows you to import the match schedule so you don't have to hand write that
5. The way our head scouter set it up, you have one tablet that is Blue 1, one that's Blue 2 and so on so the team that pops up on the tablet is the one your scouting
6. Papers don't get lost
7. You can pass it to anybody(even drive team when they're in the stands) so that you can give someone a break for a few matches and it requires no explanation.
8. Your scouters don't have to spend more than 10 minutes getting stuff ready Thursday/Friday night

Disadvantages:
1. You pretty much have to have someone or a group dedicated to just this throughout the build season(especially if you don't make it reusable), our guy pretty much spit out a non reusable one in like 5 weeks for 2014 so we could train people and the built a reusable one that he perfected throughout 2014.
2. Requires Tablets, of any kind that you can install your own apps on. They don't really have to be high quality though, our kindles are like 5 years old and they still get the job done. You can get the older Nexus 7 model for 90-100 bucks a pop.
3. Doesn't have the charm of paper?