Hi Melanie,

In regards to your comment regarding development:

Quote Originally Posted by Melanie
That is the most dangerous statement I've ever seen written.
If by "development" you mean "constantly releasing features before they are sufficiently tested" then I whole-heartedly agree with you.

I don't believe that this is the case with Proton.

Listen, all I was really getting at is that if you are deciding to buy one or the other, and you can't afford both, buy Proton. If one already has PBP and can't afford both, that's totally fine. All the work arounds are there on this forum and on the mailing list. Anyone with PBP should be able to do anything that someone with Proton can do, without a doubt.

I just think that Proton is a better product than PBP. That may not have been the case a few years ago, or even a year ago, but since the release of PDS, I believe that it has surpassed PBP.

Also, I agree with you that people should get off their butts and figure out how things work. I programmed in assembly before I moved to PBP. I still do for some code. I think that everybody should actually start that way first. It gives you a better understanding of PICs and a better appreciation for what the compiler is doing for you. It bothers me when people ask silly questions that could be answered in about 5 minutes of reading the datasheet. So, if people are whining because they're too lazy to learn, then not only should they stick with PBP, they should be forced by law (nudge nudge, wink wink) to abandon all high-level compilers for 6 months from the date of this post and program exclusively in assembly.

Now, the other side of the coin. I know if I programmed in assembly that I could achieve pretty much anything I could with PBP or Proton. It would be tedious. It would be time consuming. But I know I could do it. Then, 3 months after I finished it I would go back into my code to change something and...what the hell? I'd have to worm my brain back into what the code is doing (even well commented assembly). Why torture myself with this? PBP can take this headache from me so that I can be more productive. Proton can remove even more of the headache. This is my point. You are a very capable programmer Melanie. You could have done everything in assembly but you chose PBP to make yourself more productive. I chose PBP for the same reason and now I've chosen Proton. It's not the same quantum leap that PBP is to assembly, but, for the price, it's worth it.

Anyway, that's my opinion.

Cheers.