> I'm pretty familiar with BASIC, and I know it has it's limitations. I > know C is VERY popular, and very useful as well. For the programmers > in here, as far as microcontrollers go, what language do you prefer, > and can you suggest a good way to start learning said language?
>From a capability standpoint, either would do. However, microcontrollers have >limited memory to work with, and C, being a low level language, is easier to >get to fit in the space available. It is also easier to access specific >memory addresses with C, and to do bitwise operations, both of which are handy >when working with microcontrollers. Alas, I don't have a good suggestion for learning C, other than to recommend you not do it the way I did, from the K&R book which is a reference book, not a tutorial! I do suggest learning by doing - free C compilers are available for most computers, writing stuff and seeing what works and what doesn't is invaluable. The Arduino platform lets you program a microcontroller with a language that's pretty much like C, and the development environment lets you get started quickly. - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
