HiTech C.  A top notch professional compiler.  Excellent optimisation.
Great support.  Works through MPLAB.  Seamless In-line assembly.  Buy it,
use it, be happy.

Regards

Mike Rigby-Jones
mrjones@nortelnetworks.com
 (P.S.  I think all decent pic c compilers handle memory management
automatically.  HiTech certainly dows)

> ----------
> From:         Brian Aase[SMTP:ulcsa@ESKIMO.COM]
> Sent:         17 February 1999 15:29
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Best path to advance from ASM to C?
>
> Well, I have finally come upon a project that seems more suitable
> for writing in C, rather than assembler where all my past experience
> has been.  Since there seem to be plenty of C gurus on the list, I'd
> like to ask for advice on the best way to make the change.
>
> Should I just start using MPLAB-C? Does anyone think there is a
> better compiler/simulator package that is not user-hostile to a
> C-beginner such as myself?  What have your experiences been?
>
> Oh BTW, do PIC C compilers manage page & bank switching by
> themselves, or are we still blessed with the "privilege" of manual
> memory management no matter what the platform is?
>
> Let me know...
> Brian Aase
>