Hi Vinay,
Thank you so much for sharing your team's experience. We are a third-year
team (rising 6th graders) and as a coach, I feel the need to challenge the
team with something new and exciting to enhance their journey of learning.
A couple kids on my team used Python on Raspberry Pi for
their science project and have a fair understanding of Python. Your
feedback is really helpful. We will check out your repo. Thank much!

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 10:25 AM Vinay Surabhi <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi,
> Our team (Excalibots) used Python for the City Shapers season. There was a
> learning curve at the beginning of the season but there were a lot of
> efficiencies gained towards the later part, making and managing changes was
> much more simpler. Code management (via GitHUB), logging to see outputs on
> screen, etc. made it easier. Somethings were not that simple compared to
> EV3 such as parallel tasks (multi-threading) etc. There is an EV3Dev2
> version in beta that has more features such as tank move that aren't in the
> previous version but I would not recommend this for rookie teams.
> You can take a look at our repo. on github here -
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_hobnailedshelf_FLL2019&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=CvOavOXBmPQRrrEPTaWwy-7boctw8HrXSf9rzXK45Lc&s=z6T39-Ms4718sLxDb9Y09P0ndHKVeidryjimQIq_-6A&e=
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_hobnailedshelf_FLL2019&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=z00Y2NrV63_xxOaqSnUimrAKfiZRTCHYFNhikUtIP4I&s=n7Ck-ZfYLzwB_3JelL9x-djVhOI74sklYGZnMdothfk&e=>
>
> Vinay
> Excalibots - 38153
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 11:14 PM VA-DC FLL Referee Advisor <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> We are not aware of any teams in Virginia or DC that have used Python for
>> programming their FLL robot.
>>
>> I suspect that a handful of teams from across the world used Python for
>> the City Shaper season.  I am not aware of any team-posted experiences.
>>
>> FIRST doesn't think that choice of programming language will make a
>> significant difference in what robots are able to do. Based on my
>> experience with programming languages, I agree.  The differences will be in
>> ease of learning and ease of use, including maintainability.
>>
>> My expectation for the upcoming challenge (the overall season theme for
>> FIRST programs is GAME CHANGERS) is that FIRST and LEGO Education will
>> again publish a sample mission (or part of a mission.). Spike Prime comes
>> with a Scratch environment for programming, and EV3 (and predecessors) came
>> with the MINDSTORMS environment, but the pseudocode is going to be pretty
>> much the same for both.
>>
>> Steve Scherr
>> Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor
>>
>> On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 10:18 PM Nishu Bhalla <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Kaitlin,
>>> I hope you are doing well and keeping safe. I have another question in
>>> the same vane. How popularly is Python used for programming EV3 brick? Have
>>> you seen teams successfully use it for the tournament?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Nishu
>>>
>>> On May 8, 2020, at 2:38 PM, Ilnitzki, Kaitlin - ilnitzks <
>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Both the EV3 Mindstorm  AND Spike Prime can be used next season. One is
>>> not meant to replace the other!  This also opens up the programming
>>> languages that can be used!
>>>
>>> Additionally, on May 15th, FIRST will be revealing the robot game.
>>> Details as to where and when have not been released yet but I have been
>>> told we should hear early next week!
>>>
>>>
>>> Get Outlook for iOS
>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aka.ms_o0ukef&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=ESUthoiMYU8fj53vIAuc7G2wvViT7qpTGxoeWWStj8o&s=wtr3P3XCvy4a5AkYO0OH4yGBdUCeKDL7P4ctBQsvuNc&e=>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* First Lego League in Virginia and DC <[log in to unmask]>
>>> on behalf of Mayreddy <[log in to unmask]>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, May 8, 2020 2:32 PM
>>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>>> *Subject:* [VADCFLL-L] FLL 2021
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>            Hope you are doing well during these unprecedented times. As
>>> you know FIRST released the teaser for 2021 season
>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__info.firstinspires.org_2021season&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=CvOavOXBmPQRrrEPTaWwy-7boctw8HrXSf9rzXK45Lc&s=LEm0kmWBV1fwBzoVOuFimGBby27zy_ijXVe73MCk5-A&e=
>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__info.firstinspires.org_2021season&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=NcA9pmHv5YhB9GNCiQ1e76yMLr084aO1KTmBUuEaFA0&s=hMzHr4rVGCe3NfudL5a1fRifLBcAtNFcrUjqnIe2i88&e=>
>>> , my kids got really excited and are eager to get started. I understand the
>>> situation is fluid but want to leverage this quarentine period to keep the
>>> kids engaged.
>>>            I am reaching out to you for recommendations  regarding
>>> virtual collaboration and lessons.  I would love to know if graduating
>>> teams are willing to mentor my students . Lastly can someone confirm if we
>>> need to use SPIKE™ Prime for 2021 season. Your responses are greatly
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> Coach
>>> Dreamers
>>>
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Thanks

Nishu

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