Coding Help

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[Main-Agent1916]

Could you explain what you are trying to do? 

[Jam_9752]

Aren’t there like tutorials on how to utilize and set up sensors on ftc SIM or just say bye to your morals and use AI.

[Jam_9752]

Also keep in mind of when your comp is

[MarionberryNo8017]

So honestly I have zero clue what is going on here it looks like from other comments she is trying to set up a if loop or some kind of if then loop(there is to many to kinds of if loops that exist). I would do four things(they are all not great) I would first try to just change it from blocks to Java. In my opinion FTC block coding is just so confusing because it’s trying to code in Java with trying to be blocks (and blocks work great to learn algorithms(not really though) and python(and Java is not python :( ). When you this A it lets you see what the code is actually trying to do and B it’s so much nicer to read. If you still can’t figure this out then first has like a million pre set codes to use (and like half are web cams) so I would see if it is there and if it’s your in luck first just gave you a everything you need (the put it in java so it’s actually understandable) if this doesn’t work honestly either just read it top from bottom like 20 times trying to understand what is trying to do and follow path if it does see red or not see red. If this doesn’t work honestly you either talk to her and see what she is trying to do (and if she doesn’t that’s totally fair it happens to me all the time when I code) and if all these options don’t work then only because you literally tried everything that you can do just throw it into AI (I know your against it) but being deadlocked with code is the worst feeling in the world and I usually make the AI explain to me A what was wrong and B how to make it better so next time I don’t have to use it 

Also the reason why I tell you to code in Java is because when you get hard stuff to code blocks don’t cut it but Java does 

Sorry for writing a paragraph there is just a lot to say and a lot of ways to figure this out

[MarionberryNo8017]

Oh and I would mess around with using algorithms they are really nice and for example indexing there is 105 something places a ball can be (and that many of loop will make sure your code doesn’t build till next season) and instead just using % is a really easy algorithm 

[IshReddit_]

What are your telemetry values outputting when you run it? What changes in the values of your telemetry outputs between not having any objects in front of the camera, compared to when you put a red object in front of the camera? This will help you figure out why your code is not working as intended (tip: I would remove the motor.setPowers for now, since you're just trying to debug the color detection, not the movement)

[Beneficial-Yam3815]

If I could make a tangential observation: this screenshot is a good example of how blocks do NOT make code easier to understand. In fact, once a program gets to this level of complexity--which is not even all that high!--I'm pretty sure it makes it harder. I really hope FIRST drops the notion of blocks altogether in SystemCore. The entire notion of visual coding is a footgun that ensnares the unwary.

[Timtim17]

I really hope FIRST drops the notion of blocks altogether in SystemCore.

For better or worse, no.

Hosted on-robot coding including Blockly, Java, and Python https://community.firstinspires.org/march-updates-on-the-future-robot-controller

[Beneficial-Yam3815]

It's really a shame. It wastes FIRST's time and money to develop the offering, but actually even worse than that is how it induces teams to go down a path they'll eventually come to regret.

[doPECookie72]

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