On Wed, 5 Mar 2008, Darrell Bellerive wrote:

> So which are the good compilers?
> 
> I've just started with PICs and am working through the Elmer 160 course with a 
> PIC-EL II. I have a c programing language background and would be interested 
> in being able to leverage what I already know.
> 
> It would be interesting to know what other HLL's have good compilers as well.
> 

>From what I have seen, the Hi-Tech PICC compiler generates good code.

XCSB is a structured BASIC and the compiler gernerates good code. The 
builtin assembler can do all the RAM paging and code banking for you so if 
you include any inline assembler accessing global variables, function 
locals and parameters is really easy. It supports pointers (like C).

More info and a free student / hobbyist edition is available at:
http://www.xcprod.com/titan/XCSB

Regards
Sergio Masci
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