In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, Peter Van der Zee wrote:

Hello Oliver;

I have been following this thread with some serious interest. I presently write all my SX code in assembler, and the same for the Propeller code. That does not mean that I am not interested in higher level languages..... its just that from the little I've seen there has not been much to crow about for the SX controller. I believe for me this will change with the Spin language for the Propeller, although when I need high performance (usually), 200 to 500 machine instructions per high level instruction and the non or poor determinism to boot, just won't cut it.

That said, I believe Spin will be phenomenal as an over-layer orchestrating a bunch of real-time/fast stuff done in assembler in disparate Cogs. I'm having so much fun learning all that already.

Back to the "C" issue, I am looking forward to the Parallax release of a regurgitated CCS compiler. I had purchased the CCS product (albeit it was only offered as a Beta), and found it to worse than totally useless. So with Parallax with their serious customer satisfaction approach to business, I'm sure hoping for the best..... but won't be surprised if it remains disappointing. I doubt that ANY amount of work could make that pile of cr@p usable. My belief was that a total re-write was contemplated, and all PIC-ness would be eliminated at the roots, not just "worked around". If that happens, then there could be some good things in store.

I applaud you for the work you have undertaken; I would find a Pascal or C compiler performing well on an SX a great value... not being a "tools guru" I'm sure there is a lot involved.

One last point; I know nothing about the other CCS products (mostly PIC, I believe), but I hope your statement of "The CCS compilers are excellent products" excludes the one they created for the SX. If not, then in my eyes your judgement of what is "excellent" raises some serious doubts.........

Cheers,

Peter (pjv)

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