One of the main programmers is really dragging matters on and is being very unreliable, making these last stages of development even more painful. He will continue to work on it while the new programmers work independently of him. The new programmers are mostly still understanding the existing source code so they better understand what must be done. The new programmers are two brothers and I have worked with them both on many other projects over many years, and I always found them to be reliable. While they are not experts in image recognition, it doesn't matter because that part is already done and working perfectly. The wireless is also done, which took a very long time because of hardware limitations.
Again all that remains is a few tweaks and bug corrections. One example is sometimes when video finishes recording, a crash occurs. This is probably a codec issue but we don't yet understand the variables that make it occur. While these may seem like trivial issues, they need to be fixed for reliable application in the casino environment.
How much longer? It could be 24hrs if the existing programmer finally gets organized and does the work he's been paid to do. Or weeks if the new programmers have to complete it. While I know the wait is painful for many of you, it is far worse for me. I will be very happy to be fully up and running with the new programmers (once they start actual coding) because progress will be far quicker. Then we can finally get this running. I cannot express enough how frustrating this development has been for me. We have gone through so many different programmers and encountered just about every imaginable obstacle but when I publish the next update video, involved people will see how close it is to actually being ready to use.
