Personally the best place to learn C is on the PC. Learning C on a MCU may cultivate bad habits... Like using magic numbers and variables. Once you have a good understanding in C, programming embedded C is easy. John PS: some may disagree with my view. But K&R book on C is one of the best place to learn the C language. --- "Stephen D. Barnes" wrote: > I am new to C in general. I have considered using > MPLAB C30 for my dsPIC > experiments but have run into a stumbling block. > Pouring through the > docs related to C30, I seem to find only compiler > info. What I need to > find for my educational use is any info an the C > language as pertains to > the PIC processor. Do I have to look at the includes > and header files in > order to glean this info on my own with no > ecperience with C at all? > What is the reccommended path for learning C on the > PIC? I am a good > self starter and just need a kickstart in the right > direction thast will > get me over the initial hump. Thanks. > > -- > Regards, > Stephen D. Barnes > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist