On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 07:16 -0800, alan smith wrote: > From my perspective, anyone that doesn't look at different methods > of implementing a design, either in software or hardware, isnt a very > good engineer or lacks in experiance. I'll agree with you that they may not be a good engineer. However, I'm going to have to disagree with you on the experience point. Often, people with ALOT of experience will try to solve every problem the same way. It's the sort of people who aren't interested anymore in learning anything "new", and simply use the tools and products they are used to. It's an easy hole to fall in to. Alot of my hobby projects have used a PIC. In each case a PIC was one of the better choices. However, limiting my work to PICs limits me, and may one day result in me making choices that aren't best for the project at hand. It's for that reason that I force myself to sometimes use other parts. Aside from seeing how things are done on the other side of the fence, it keeps my knowledge fresh. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist