> > When should I use one over the other?

BRA does use less memory. Look at a disassembly and you'll see that
GOTO (and CALL) are padded with an NOP. On a couple of occassions
I've ported 16F code to an 18F and saved valuable memory changing
GOTOs to BRAs

It can be a helpful indicator, inasmuch as when you see it you know that
where flow is going is not too far away

> For instance, in the template .asm files, I see that the reset vector
> uses a GOTO to jump to main code, while the interrupt vectors use
> BRA.  Why?

Must just be that example. Vector addresses are spaced far enough
apart to accomodate a GOTO (there'd be trouble if they weren't)

I've never used BRA for the IRQ vector. Sometimes I put the ISR at
the bottom of memory, sometimes I don't. GOTO will find it wherever
it is. Similarly with main code. It may start at 0x100, perhaps there's a
table below it. A BRA won't reach

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