I'm not thrilled about the editor, but the IDE is fine. I use Eclipse =20 occasionally, and after that, everything is simple. :) I'm guessing you got a student price for C18 and/or Hi-tech, so price =20 may not be an issue to you. It's for those reasons that I am not =20 considering those two. If you do have any code size comparisons, would love to hear about =20 these as well. Cheers, -Neil. Quoting V G : > On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 6:32 PM, PICdude wrote: > >> Would you care to comment on it's stability & "bug-free-ness"? And if >> you have any size comparisons between this and any other compiler (or >> even MPASM), that would be nice. >> > > My comment here probably has of little value, but: > > I don't like it. I tried it many months ago and I just don't like it. > Doesn't feel right, ya know? > > > Update: just checked the website. The IDE seems to have vastly improved. > Maybe the compiler and libraries have as well. I will try it again. > > For C, my preference of compilers is as follows (for various reasons): > > 1. Microchip - Good support, solid compilers, very good code output, I ne= ver > found any bugs, works exactly the way I expect it to. Netbeans is a good > choice for MPLAB X. Never failed me. > 2. HI-TECH - /Amazing/ machine code quality, based on the optimization > settings you pick for it (code size/speed). > 3. CCS - Pretty good machine code quality, but the real strengths are in = the > libraries and ease of use. IDE is kinda fun. Very easy to get started. > > I may insert Mikro between #2 and #3 after I try it out. > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .