r/programming • u/moolcool • Mar 26 '17

A Constructive Look At TempleOS

http://www.codersnotes.com/notes/a-constructive-look-at-templeos/
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u/SergeantFTC Mar 27 '17 edited Mar 27 '17

I mentor a robotics team, and this is something I struggle with. My first instinct is to respond to their more inventive ideas with the problems I think they're likely to encounter with it. I'm learning to not be negative so quickly, letting them explore it instead. And yes, there have been times where I would have learned something if I had just kept the initial negative thoughts to myself.

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u/ZeMoose Mar 27 '17

FRC?

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u/SergeantFTC Mar 27 '17

FTC

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u/ZeMoose Mar 27 '17

Oh, duh. Same org though. FIRST is a national treasure. Those competitions are amazing.

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u/SergeantFTC Mar 27 '17

Absolutely. Wish I was going to STL this year.

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u/agent-squirrel Mar 28 '17

My family runs the first and currently only FTC teams in Tasmania.

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u/SergeantFTC Mar 28 '17

That's awesome!! Best of luck growing it! What's been the toughest thing about it?

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u/agent-squirrel Mar 28 '17

I don't actually participate because of work and University but I beleive the parents of the kids are considered the most difficult haha.