PBP for dsPIC 16bit??

[rmteo]

.....On the long run, you may find it handy to know C.

If you want to leverage your efforts into commercial/professional activities, then C/C++ is the way to go. It dominates the market at 84% (ASM is the next highest with 5%) with all other languages making up the balance of 11% - BASIC (all dialects, not just PBP) accounts for 1% of total usage.