Maybe people like me are part of that decline.
Started into electronics and PICS about 2 years ago and found the only way I could get going was with MicroCode Studio Plus vers 5 with PBPX3 compiler which doesn't seem like PicBasic to me.
All I have done is flash some Leds, but then this is a hobby with me.
I enjoy looking into the forum, even though most of it is way above my head.
I'm no spring chicken and still remember the old BBC basic days.
Anyway I hope it doesn't decline to much.
Regards
Jim