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Re: Should FIRST Release the 2009 Control System beta Libraries and information?

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Originally Posted by Gdeaver View Post
Teams don't need the golden code, but it would be nice to see the libraries and VI's. They may have bugs but what is important for now is to see the over all structure that we will be programming into. That way teams can plan for training.
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Originally Posted by Elliot Swart
Even with the libraries, without the CompactRIO the non-beta test teams are not going to be activly debugging them. We will just get an overview of how the robot is controlled. While we need a beta test, there is no reason why non-beta test teams shouldn't have access to the beta information if they want it.
That's exactly why I think we at least need some sort of documentation. We have 3-4 new programmers and little time to teach them -- I'd like to be able to use that time as wisely as possible.

The thing I'm most curious about is what we'll have in terms of vision libraries to go with the camera.
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