At 06:58 AM 9/2/2008, Vitaliy wrote:
>Jason Hsu wrote:
> > In the process of trying to get started, I can see why Assembly
> > language is MUCH more popular among hobbyists than C.
>
>I am surprised by the fact people who replied so far, seem to agree with
>you. Is it really so, that the majority of hobbyists use assembly in their
>projects?

Vitaliy,

Remember this is a PIC list! And assembler has been the traditional 
way to handle PIC devices. In my office we use PIC processors for 
some limited functionality where the client dictates it. Generally we 
prefer Atmel and NXP for most work. The lack of a GNU compiler for 
the PIC is a serious limitation however we do use the Hi-Tech compiler.

Their is also a lot of literature around on using PICs with assembler 
- and not so much about C. It appears to me that many get their first 
exposure to PICs using MPLAB and never really progress. However in 
the Atmel/AVR world people will start with AVR Studio and the 
assembler, but the Win-AVR GCC package is so easily installed and 
integrates so well into AVR-Studio that C rather than assembler is the norm.

John


-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist