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Re: Call to all Teams: Participate in the Beta Test of the New Control System

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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur View Post
Here I disagree with you.

There is far more to be learned by hands on training, than by asking questions. FIRST is creating an unbalanced playing field be allowing those that are already established (3+ years in FIRST, "chairmans award winning" attributes) to get direct hands on experiance while the rest of the teams get to watch blogs.

I believe that, with this system, those that need the experiance the most (rookies) will be given the least amount of help.

Lets face it, the veteran teams that they want are the teams with already established software teams and this will give them a head start as to the nuances of the controller.

Don't get me wrong, I understand why they are asking for beta testers. I just wish that they wouldn't favor the teams that already have enough advantages.

As usual, this is JMHO.
To be blunt, the reason they want those teams (In my opinion, obviously) is because those are the teams poised to do the most good. If you send a unit to a rookie team, they're not going to be able to do all the things FIRST wants them to do, and they won't be able to help the community via workshops, etc. You need a team to be well established, have lots of resources and know how to do a thing like this. Yes, it's going to be an advantage for the teams who get one, but how much of a disadvantage will we all be in if nobody gets one, and the bugs never get worked out of the system?
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