Proton+ and PicBasicpro

[mister_e]

That's a dangerous question to ask here or on the other camp... BTW.

Is it better or not?

Depending what you think it's better. Yes it provide more built-in function than PBP like Keypad, some GLCD support, Trig and few more. Is it better because of it? It's up to you to answer to that.

Once you played with PBP and build your own routine that work great... why changing to another. It's My own opinion and i'm not going to start another Heated debate.

I'd tried Proton in the past and stop using it like some user here for various reasons.

BTW it's not too hard to translate from PBP to Proton. There's a few difference in the coding. They provide a demo version (maybe too much limited for serious evaluation but... it's free).

Is it an upgrade of PBP? As it's not made by the same company, it's not. PBP will always be an upgrade of PBC.

Yeah i know that i'm not really clear but... too easy to start flames here... as we saw many times in the past. You can even do a search with PROTON in this board to see some comments on.

Good luck and think more than twice before doing your move. It's still your cash

Ralph ?

[NavMicroSystems]

Rob, it is your decission.

All I can tell is:

I'm using PBP for a couple of years now and it is rock-solid.

I have purchased PDS as well and have tried to migrate some of my PBP projects to PDS with no luck.
(i.e. multiple I2C buses were not supported in PDS)

I have stopped using PDS, so has Steve, and I know some other serious developers that have stopped using it.

I'm not saying one is better than the other, it is just that PDS was the wrong tool for my applications.

[Rob Martin]

Thanks for the replies Guys.

I had no intention of starting a flame war and assumed that most people on here are sensible (from my experience).

I guess i'm looking for the easy option to those coding nightmares.

I'd still like to hear from anyone who has tried both. I did download the lite version and it did import some of my codes but I'm not convinced yet.


Rob

[Melanie]

I have also tried Proton however I don't use it.

My boss, who on a scale of knowledge makes me look like an amateur, expressly forbade it's use.

For all projects using PICs I use MeLabs PICBasic Pro exclusively.

We have ZERO software issues with our products and everyone sleeps at night.

[Charles Linquis]

Melanie,

I can't imagine anyone knowing a lot more than you do, so I'm curious. Is it appropriate to ask who you work for and at what company?

[Rob Martin]

Melanie

Thanks for the response and all noted.
The reason i was looking around for another solution is having invested 20k+ and 2 years of my spare time in a pic project I no longer have the time to learn the finer points of PBP as my main business demands all my time, I was looking for the easy way out, the magic solution as it were.

I know there are no quick fixes but it never hurts to ask.
So the next question would be where do i find a good freelance and trustworthy pic progammer?



Rob
(I wont mention Proton again)

[Melanie]

Rob, there are many competent people on this list - it doesn't take too much effort to discover who they are. The professionals will charge MONEY (ie those green crinkly drinking vouchers usually found with a picture of some past or present head of state on them). The quality of the finished job will be proportionate to what you pay... (find John Ruskins' 1819-1900 quote on the subject)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_...siness_Balance

Charles, I don't publicly advertise who I work for, or use the forum for commercial advantage.

[mister_e]

Melanie
So the next question would be where do i find a good freelance and trustworthy pic progammer?

Microchip PICSTART
Microchip ICD-2
MELABS EPIC
BK Precision 844a (Same as one Elnec model i can't remind)

The above are really great, the only one i don't have is the Melabs. BUT i heard many good comments on. Look that PICSTART is on the last production anyway... many USB PIC are not yet supported... as now. Seems ICD-2 the new way to go.

BK Precision (or ELNEC) is a universal one. Usefull if you need to program/read some EEPROM and you don't want to spend time to build your own OR you don't trust any JDM or else close-to-be-freebies like that (PONYPROG, IC-PROG with their XYZ interface)

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Choosing the easy way is great... of course time=money. But i always prefer to trust only one person... myself. That way, if there's any problem, i'm the only one to blame.

Also by using the easy way or the-pre-cooked one serve on a plate will never ever make you understand what you do. Yeah it will work, but in case not... how will you solve the problem?

Just few things to think about. Not meant to be offendant for some sensitive OX and BOT user here