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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04
guys, relax :-)
We have a pretty darned cool new system in the works. A lot of my fears have been laid to rest. programing will come in time. They have already said that we will be able to use C/C++ to program. I have no doubt that the FRC community will be get to work and figure out a fantastic library of code for everyone to use within one year of release. I know some of the older, more established teams are worried about losing ground to younger team. Isn't a more even playing field, no matter how short lived it is, a good thing?
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I don't think the issue is at all about level playing fields. It's about how each teams program can adjust if possible to such a major change. The most scary thing is:
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Q When will the new controller be available for teams?
A FIRST is continuing to work out the logistics of the exact availability date, but it will be no later
than kickoff for the 2009 season.
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At first glance it looks like we use LABVIEW or skip the 2009 season. Use LABVIEW in FTC or forget about synergies. I hope very much that this isn't the case but it sure looks like it from the available information.
Some teams need to make budgets and other program decision in the next few months. Some teams need to decide how many FTC - how many FRC (if any) or how many in other programs. Hopefully we will see more information soon to allow such decision to be made.