I absolutely agree with "... for I know what my PICmicro will do ...",=20
especially when doing timing-specific things such as bit-banging some=20
custom comms protocol.

I've figured out how to get most of what I want done with C, but there=20
are times I can't accurately trust the timing I'll get from C, so I end=20
up throwing more horsepower at it (faster clock rate, etc).  Yes I know=20
it's not as efficient as could be, but I appreciate the benefits I get=20
from C -- specifically that I do a decent amount of math in my code=20
nowadays, and C makes that much easier.  I also make less dumb mistakes=20
with C, such as setting bank bits incorrectly, etc.

Cheers,
-Neil


On 8/25/2016 12:18 PM, Ravi wrote:
>   From 1995 when I got onto the PICmicro bandwagon, I started writing the
> code in assembly and till date I code in assemble for 10F, 12F, 16F and
> 18F series. I love it for I know what my PICmicro will do !!!
>
> I have saved most of the libraries that I have created and also used the
> libraries from stalwart's like Nixon, Datallo, Myke and others.
>
> For 90% of my projects, coding in assembly is the way for I know how my
> PICmicro will work !!!. The other 10% I reject the projects :-D.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ravi
>
> Bob LeDoux wrote:
>> Back in days of yore there were people with names like Nixon, Datallo, M=
yke creating elegant routines to perform difficult tasks with 8-bit PIC's i=
n assembler.
>>
>> I don't depend on system development for my income.  So I still enjoy pr=
ojects for the challenge.  For example, I developed a version of Conway's G=
ame of Life using a 64 x 128 graphic LCD powered by a 16F88--programmed in =
assembler.
>>
>> I wonder, am I the only person left using a PicKit2, with MPLAB IDE 8.xx=
, assembler programming 12F and 16F chips?   My chips only have 2 or 3 numb=
ers following the "F"?
>>
>> Am I the only person who sometimes uses absolute code and prefers to Qui=
ckbuild my programs rather than build a project?
>>
>> Those were the characteristics that encouraged beginners to move to PIC'=
s after playing with the Parallax Basic Stamp. With linked files and projec=
ts, those days are gone. Systems like the Arduino mean programmers are slow=
 to grasp processors at the machine level.
>>
>> By the way, I used this question as an excuse to post with a topic ident=
ifier [PIC].  I haven't seen many of those lately on the [PIC] list.
>>

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