Comment Re: Happy (Score 4, Interesting) 102
I program uCUs using C, a language I first learned over 30 years ago at the start of my career. (Note that this is hobby stuff for me now and I do it on my spare time, not professionally.). No doubt both C and ASM both feature prominently on this list due to their use in this space.
Iâ(TM)ve been using the Microchip XC compiler for some years now, and prior to that Hi-Tech C compiler (before being acquired by Microchip). Although off topic Iâ(TM)d like to voice my fury at the licensing moving from perpetual to subscription based for this particular product (for the advanced compiler features). Same with my accounting software (imagine not being able to access your business accounts if unable to pay a subscription) and, while Iâ(TM)m at it, Autodesk software.... Anyone in agreement with me on this issue? How I bloody hate subscription-based software licensing and to see it in use for a compiler product leaves me furious... I believe in supporting commercial software but the move to subscription has become a plague...