On 3/10/07, Jinx <joecolquitt@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
> > what happens when you boss puts an Atmel MCU on your desk
> > and says "use this for this project"? I'm all for ASM, but I found
> > it locks you into a family too much, and I don't like that. Just my
> > opinion. TTYL
>
> That's true if you have a boss (that would do that, and I don't think
> I'd take too kindly to it), but I'm sure many micro users aren't given
> directions about which micro to use. Undoubtedly there are times
> when the project is run by the engineering or accounting department.
> Each to his own. I see no reason why you couldn't learn both ASM
> (first) and HLL (second)


That's amusing.. I have had projects where PICs were already designed in,
and then they came to me for software.  So I learned PICish. :)
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