Hi Mark,

The two standard texts(IMHO) are "Easy PIC'n" by David Benson and
"Programming and Customizing the PIC Microcontroller" by Myke Predko.

One thing on the side of brute force methods - sometimes they are easier
for a beginner to understand than a highly optimized bit of
super-efficient code. Also more transportable from one processor to
another.

Cheerful regards,
Bob

On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Mark Jurras wrote:

> I have seen mentioned quite a few times that a good reference for
> electronics is Horowitz and Hill "The Art of Eletronics"
>
> What is the reference of coice for the programming portion of PIC
> circuits. I am looking for somthing that has fast and compact
> techniques to perform various tasks in software rather than brute
> force methods that usually are slower.
>
> - -Mark