why blame the programmers??

[iv1777]

If the code worked once, it will always work unless it has been changed, or something physical has changed on the robot - in which case it's mechanical problem, not programming....

[Robototes2412]

import time
time_code_was_changed = time.time()

if robot.is_changed() and robot.time_was_changed() > time_code_was_changed:
    print("Mechanical")
else:
    print("Programming")

[SudoSammich]

Originally Posted by iv1777

If the code worked once, it will always work unless it has been changed, or something physical has changed on the robot - in which case it's mechanical problem, not programming....

That's a personal favorite of mine: The robot was working two hours ago, no code was changed, and now it's stopped: Clearly programming. At the '09 competition our feeding mechanism stopped working at times during the competition, and the coach kept coming back to me to "fix the code". On day three, we found a weld that was spaced 1" farther apart at the top of the robot than it should have been, completely stopping the part from functioning. Funny how that worked out.

[kaliken]

This reminds me of one of my first days in my job right out of college....

My lead went up to me and said half serious and half jokingly, "The most important thing to do at the start of a new project is to determine to whom to assign blame when things go wrong. Unfortunately this will have to be you!"

So really programmers you need to get on the act early and get the team to assign blame to mechanical earlier!!!!

Other great sayings.. "Don't worry we'll take care of this" "We" being the "Royal We' meaning X teamate will take care of it not me!

In all seriousness he was the best boss/mentor I could have had coming right out of college.

[hcps-maxwelltd]

i say if the programers are getting blamed they send the blame too the build team or electrical instead

[demosthenes2k8]

That doesn't work, they say we're trying to blame them for our flaws and tell us to fix our code.

[fyrefrost]

the only people who blame the programmers are electrical. when they screw up the wiring.

[Radical Pi]

I've determined that all problems are mechanical. The programming is only an abstract idea without hardware and the hardware implements the programming, so everything is the fault of the hardware.

[NorviewsVeteran]

Today, I greased the gearboxes and tightened the chains on our robot because one side was slightly faster than the other, which is obviously a programming issue.

[cilginbilgin]

Why do all the electronics accuse the programmers.
Electronics are just looking at the diagram and plugging the cables in.
That's all they do ..

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by cilginbilgin

Why do all the electronics accuse the programmers.
Electronics are just looking at the diagram and plugging the cables in.
That's all they do ..

Electricity is a confounded thing you know. Especially since not everything conform to the same standards. Like how a set of wires provided for one sensor has a completely different arrangement and color meaning compared to another.