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Jim,
I started as a new programming mentor last year for Team #1. We ended up using easyC. The biggest hurdle was getting familiar with the drag-n-drop functions. Jim Zondag helped me thru some of the technical idiosyncrasies of the controller and the rest was in the easyC help function.
You do loose some freedom when programming in easyC but, you can get around it.
I would suggest installing the easyC license from last year (NOW) and go thru the instruction manuals (only 7 sessions).
It really is quick and easy.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a note (sv235@dcx.com)

In my previous career (19 years) I wrote software for manufacturing controls, robotic assembly and vision systems. Now I just break stuff and figure out how to fix it.