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anding_eunding wrote:

>I am new to AVR system as a hobbiest.  May I ask a couple of 
>recommendations for two things I need?
>
>2. C Compiler.  Budget is in the range $0-$200, which gives me GCC 
>and CodeVision (sorry Imagecraft just didn't look like it was for 
>me).  Cheaper is better but my time is worth something too and I'm 
>prepared to pay for value.  I noticed that now AVR Studio has GCC 
>integrated, potentially that's very helpful I would guess.  Could I 
>get some opinions on the relative merits of GCC+AVR Studio and 
>CodeVision? (If I could understand the practical differences I could 
>decide if it's worth the price difference to me)
>  
>
I started with CodeVision but have switched to Gcc.

Gcc makes significantly (>20% IIRC) smaller code, you have better 
control and is cheaper.

Neither make perfectly optimal code, but then no compiler ever will.

Either allows code inserts.

CodeVision is easier to get started, but Gcc is definitely worth the 
extra effort.

Howard Amos