[BenBernard]

There are lots of good arguments on both sides in this thread, but I think that sticking with what your team as a whole knows best will serve you better. When push comes to shove, your team needs to be able to sort out its own code issues--your neighboring teams won't be there in your pit when the inevitable competition-day bugs arise!

I'd also argue that you're more likely to get urgent programming help here on these forums than from neighboring teams--there's simply a MUCH larger pool to draw on here! Think about the number of responses you've received to this question here in less than 12 hours!

Either way you go--good luck! It's a blast!