At 19:13 8.1.2004, you wrote:
>What is the general feeling about the "Forums" at
>the Microchip site ? Compaired with *this* forum ?
>
>I just registred myself, and at least the *display* is
>realy nice, but what about the *contents* ?
>
>Jan-Erik.

Well... I do check that when I have an issue that I suspect to be a
compiler bug, for if someone else has noticed the same thing too. Also, at
the forum there are Microchip people present and you can get some answers
to very complex questions about C18 for example.

Like some time ago when I was writing the pre-emptive RTOS for 18F452,
forum and later the actual people who wrote the compiler were very helpful
in clarifying some undocumented features of the compiler that helped me to
understand how the compiler works and what kind of code it creates. (A MUST
for someone writing a context switch interrupt.) I even managed to get in
some suggestions for new features.

So, I think for basic programming problems you get your answer faster if
you post it here. If you problem however is very complicated or you want to
squeeze the last drop out of some development system, then the forum is for
you. In there you might find knowledge that only exists inside microchip.
So, I feel not that piclist and the forum are competitors, they just
overlap on some points, both still adding to the whole PIC experience.

  - K

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