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• Pic Programming

  An excellent book. This is very informative on the subject of learning the Pic language. A great place to start.

• Excellent and interesting introduction to Picbasic.

  Mr Hellebuyck's style is idiosyncratic, but he does get you INTERESTED. This book is readable and free from the dreaded academic-speak.
  
  I had never used Basic before and I have to agree with Chuck, it is easier to use than C.
  
  He sticks to the PIC16 series. He starts by giving an excellent short course on Basic then Basic Pro. He covers most of the usual topics, giving plenty of practical examples.
  
  A good place for the begnner to start.
  
  
  
  
  

• left wanting

  Yes, this is a good book for the most part. I agree with some other readers that it should have been a supplement to the compiler texts but maybe it came out before the better ones? I forgot BASIC and FORTRAN many years ago and this text does not help me recall the old language very well(maybe my IQ has slipped a lot)! My only complaint here is that it is way overpriced for what it delivers: I would have guessed it to be sold at maybe $35 not $55. Since Microchip have a new motor controller series out, perhaps I'll write about it myself if I discover something clever I can do...
  Geoffrey Campbell

• Great BASIC Compiler Tutorial for PIC Processors

  I am very impressed with Chuck's book. He knows his subject and is good at explaining it to the novice while keeping more experienced programmers interested. I would like to see more information on the low end PIC parts like the 12F675 and the 10f222. These parts are great for projects normally relegated to discrete parts or simple logic gates.
  
  Keep up the good work.
  
  Peter Langer

• Good overall coverage of topic

  This book covers many topics dealing with PICs, as well as multiple code examples for each project in both the PICBasic and PICBasic Pro languages. The code is fairly well explained and as a result most of the projects are fairly straightforward. However, this book has the problem many PIC books have, if you are not using the exact same programmer/interface/PIC chip as the author, you are left in a guessing game of how to modify the code in order to adapt it to your setup. Not the best intro book, but better than most.

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