Thats unfortunate, maybe some of them will relize that programming is just as important as building the robot. They can connect all of the motors and sensors that they want, but without the programers it would all just be dead weight! Maybe you could threaten to strike if you dont get more programmers
(jk, even if you are the only one, you can set an example that programming is more then just "nerd" coding without taking drastic measures.
I'm in a little bit of an odd position, programming is my true passion but since I'm also a veteran at building components such as the drivetrain of my robot, im kept busy with that and really haven't gotten a chance to look at the code. But it is to my understanding that all of the 2004 ppt tutorials found here (
http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/C_help.htm) are still applicable to the new code. I found this to be the easiest way to learn the basics of programming the robot.For more advanced topics look on Kevin's site. (
www.kevin.org/frc) for information on gyros, encoders, etc.
I hope this helps, if you want, I will look at the 2005 code and write an annotated code segment for basic autonomous operation and robot control.