AVR-Chat

On 1/18/07, Thomas Keller <tjkeller1@alltel.net> wrote:
>
> Larry,
>
>    Not wishing to start a language war here, but I have to say that I
> have looked at doing C on the AVR, and frankly, it looks nastier than
> working in assembler.   I have vast experience in C programming on both
> the Winblows and *nix platforms, as well as others, and I love C.   I
> find the twists and turns and processor specific details so painful when
> working with C on a uC that I find assembler more reasonable (unless i
> need floating point math, or transcendental math, or something like that).
>
>   Besides, particularly when working with a new processor, I like
> working at the assembly level, as it forces me to develop an intimate
> understanding of the hardware and the architecture, which is invaluable,
> regardless of what level language you eventually code in.



Hmm.. A kindred spirit!


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