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Learn C as a second language?

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Re: Learn C as a second language?

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May 11th, 2008
Originally Posted by hammerhead View Post
I have to agree with jephthah, I have programmed AVR and 8051 both in C.

You agree we can be serious 8051 programmers and not ever learn the instruction set? If so, could you explain how to create a delay of exactly 20us in Keil C for the 8051, if my two timers are already used?
Originally Posted by hammerhead View Post
Furthermore, in the end both the assembly and the C code gets converted to .hex or .eeprom that is used to burn onto the microcontroller and I dont think it makes much of a differenc on what language you code(correct me if I am wrong).

Sure. It wouldn't be a C compiler if it didn't convert the source to object code.
Last edited by Colin Mac : May 11th, 2008 at 1:59 pm.
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