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Originally Posted by SamSofa330
I know you already stated that you are using MPLab, but is there any reason that for your first year you can't use EasyC? As much as people say it limits you and whatever else, I think it would be very useful to at least play with it during the off-season... Just another idea
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Sam is right.
For FIRST, easyC doesn't limit at all. It makes the simple, mundane code much easier and quicker to do; but it still allows custom code to be written in plain C. It's really a huge time saver.
I know a lot of programmers avoid EasyC because it's easier and they don't want their ego's hurt, but c'mon, it's a win/win situation. The code is done quicker, with less chance of syntax errors. And if you don't believe complex things can be done with it, look at team 40; they program entirely in easyC.
Also, for the programmers that defiantly stick to MPlab or other IDEs; I work at Northrop Grumman in the satelite area. Most of the programming is done in a program similar to EasyC, not an IDE like Mplab.