MarkK said:
Basic is a programming language.
Its much easier to learn than the $£%^&*^%^ awful gobbledigook assembly language that microchip provides for programming it's processor.
Mark K
Well, i dont think MPASM is that bad. If you learn the full names of the instructions they're quite easy to remember
(Bit Test File Skip Set in stead of BTFSS for example)
Besides, Assembly will always be the most efficient way to program.
And knowing assemble helps when using a higher language. Programming pic's in a higher language without knowing how things work in the background will get you stuck sooner or later.