So, so far everybody that CAN use it (sorry Windows challenged people :-) has no better freeware alternative for ANY micro-controller family out there.
I've used CooCox a little and I can't say it's bad but it has "holes" in coverage and porting samples is a PITA.
Some versions seem to work and other break things.
I followed instructions to make an Eclipse environment for an STM chip that also sort of works.
It took a long time, and it's not so easy to use and not all of it works and I'm afraid of breaking it every time I use it.
So Atmel Studio (any version) wins hands down as there is nothing else that even compares, at least for people who are not Eclipse/build tools (or alternative) specialists :-)
Stop whining :-)
Cat
I've used CooCox a little and I can't say it's bad but it has "holes" in coverage and porting samples is a PITA.
Some versions seem to work and other break things.
I followed instructions to make an Eclipse environment for an STM chip that also sort of works.
It took a long time, and it's not so easy to use and not all of it works and I'm afraid of breaking it every time I use it.
So Atmel Studio (any version) wins hands down as there is nothing else that even compares, at least for people who are not Eclipse/build tools (or alternative) specialists :-)
Stop whining :-)
Cat