Joseph Bento wrote:
> Sigh....   Admittedly, everything I've done in C for baseline PICs has  
> involved flashing LEDs.  While I do not wish to abandon my desire to  
> learn C, perhaps I should concentrate in learning assembly as people  
> seem to suggest.  I'm also dabbling in JAL, which I'm finding very  
> enjoyable.

I have used Hi-Tech C for baseline PICs, and as long as you don't go
hog-wild with functions calling functions calling functions, it works great.

Basically the tiny stack on the baseline PICs is the drawback. It has to
use a jump table if the stack exceeds 2 levels, and that uses more ROM
and is a little slower, too.

But I have been happy with C on baseline parts, using it for fairly
simple stuff, and try to put as much as possible in the main loop.

C is a useful language, especially when you decide to switch to the AVR.
I'll duck now :)

Cheerful regards,

Bob
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