2009 Control System Possibility?

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by Boron + Z

I just learned C this year, it would be very disappointing to see all my hard work go down the drain. I guess it's never really going to "go down the drain," but to learn a whole new programming language would be quite bothersome.

In life things change all the time. Everything to a new car, Programming language, job responsibilities, etc. One of the challenges that makes life exciting is making decisions which help you to adapt, sort of a survival of the fittest mentality. I applaud your efforts for learning C as that can be a daunting task if you came from no programming experience. While the syntax may change for another language the basic steps are the same. In the mechanical world it is just like moving from one piece of CAD software to another; the end result is the same it is just about how you get there and which buttons you push. I commend your efforts last you and urge you, pending a software change or not, to view your past experience of learning as a success. Any time you learn something new I find it hard to consider it "throwing your hard work down the drain"

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

So how many teams hit 4 lines in hybrid mode this year? Driving in a circle seems like a pretty easy task, eh?

I am not sure where you are going with this. Are you saying that people didn't do 4 lines because of the capabilities of the controller or because it is a difficult challenge. Either way I can see arguments for either. The controller is not the fastest thing on the market but how many teams of the 1500 actually use 100% of the processing or memory on board? I am just afraid that people are falling into the "we need it bigger, better, and faster" trap. IMO sometimes it is better to have a pickup truck that is bullet proof rather then a sports car which needs to be constantly tuned to keep it running.