[Kyle Heaton]

One thing I have tried in the past few seasons was giving the programmers a heads up on what to expect.

Telling them that the team intends to use X motor for a function or Y drivetrain style really helps give them time to work.

Even though it might be a week before a robot is ready to have the code loaded to be tested, the programmers can use this time to layout a basic framework for what the code will look like based on what is being designed/CAD'ed/built.