> That's why I qualified it with "if your main goal is to > *learn*". Project > cost has nothing to do with it in that case. But if you want to learn to do a project in the most cost-effective way you will have to learn both asm and a HLL (for uC most often C). Note that I don't say asm should not be learned, but it is alos important to know when *not* to use it. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu