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Toyota Outsources Programming

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Tempus, Oct 31, 2005.

  1. Tempus

    Tempus Senior Member

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    To A Computer
     
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    Just to be clear, they are using an automated code generator just to generate the machine-level instructions. They are still using MATLAB and other tools to work out the control algorithms in simulation.
     
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    Absolutely, they are not elminating Engineers, just Software Designers and Programmers.
     
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    Ummm, usually a code-generator has only so many different things it's expected to handle. Some human creates a template for a given situation, then when that situation arises the code is inserted into the final project.

    The idea that once a chunk of code has been proven to be correct, it will always be correct, has never quite worked out so far. Template writers (aka programmers) are usually around somewhere...
     
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