Re: C help please - C newbie

On 2003-11-19, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Well I ended up taking to hardware route I mainly design PCBs
> these days. 

I don't suppose you use ruby tape and mylar these days, eh?

> I think using C on a day to day basic would have driven me
> nuts.
>
> I'm sure your right about the best and worst software.
>
> I would like to have a play with higher level languages again though
> so if have any suggestions.

Python: www.python.org

> Is there any software analogy to this, i.e. text or graphical input.

Sort of. But the graphical stuff never seems to get very far,
since it usually has to be problem-domain-specific. I did a MS
project where you draw ladder diagrams and they get converted
into source code (C, asm, whatever). Initially, I did the
ladder diagrams using the old Daisy CAD system and ran the
net-lists through my SW.  Later I wrote a diagram editor to go
along with it.  If you're really interested, the paper is here:
http://www.visi.com/~grante/ladder.pdf and the source code is
here: ftp://ftp.visi.com/users/grante/stuff/led.tar.gz

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