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Re: What I learned @ the robot meet
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Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:20:44 GMT
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"Chris Magno" <cmagno@home.com> wrote in message
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> What lego related stuff did you learn at the event.
One of the things I learned (which shocked me) about programming:
OnFwd(OUT_B+OUT_B)
does NOT just turn on (forward) output B. It will turn on output B *AND* C.
SHOCKED. That's messed up!
I also learned about CASE based robots, and holey cow! That seems like the
way to go.
It's so hard to pick out individual things that I picked up; the whole day
is still a blur! It must be the plastic dust.
Iain
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| (...) Actually, I think it will just turn on output C, and leave B on if it was already. A much better way to write this sort of thing, in general, is to use the bitwise OR operator instead of addition. Then that kind of mistake can't happen: (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| OK, in some other thread I was bestowing the virtues of many minds makes for a smarter group. to that end I would like to ask everyone to post here.(includeing the lurkers) My question to the group is: What lego related stuff did you learn at the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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