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Re: Programmers: I Have A Challenge For You

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Originally Posted by sircedric4 View Post
So maybe I missed it, but it seems that a VAST majority of the teams have a hard enough time getting their robot to just move forward and do one small thing during autonomous. How exactly would you do this challenge and still keep it rookie friendly?
I know that rookie teams are fairly small, but it only takes one competent programmer to write all the code in teleop and (at least this year) write a successful autonomous. It takes much more than one person to machine the parts and assemble the robot. If a team can't get one competent programmer, there's something wrong with the recruitment efforts.

Currently, teams with great mechanical skills or great strategies dominate the competition. Why shouldn't teams with great programmers be rewarded as well?