Hi Andy,

Wow!!, this is one hell'ave right wing obnoxious forum, given that you have not quantified what code banking is and that you yourself have hinted that it is not such a good idea then lets leave it there. However I will answer your other questions.
Microprocessor hardware design is so easy to do, it is difficult to claim it as skill at all. Yes, you are quite right maths functions dont require peripheral hardware to test but then we are supposedly talking about assembler and compilers and hence software not hardware, even so, bascom provides every register, memory byte and port lines in real time in full view, with selective break points with alot more besides.

Next point, why do you want to now my level of experience regarding C??, I catergorically stated bascom is easier to use than C true or false??, the C syntax remains set in stone back way back in 1975, just because the IEE put a rubber stamp on it doesnt make it immortal, no in fact it's the 21st century now things have moved on since.

As for fashion and quality, name me one quality made british car, lack of quality was the demise of the british engineering industry. If you don't understand what I'm on about then check the design of the WW2 churchill tank, what a joke.
On another thread, you ask why bascom supports asm.. endasm, well well well, could it be flexibility??, Yeah, you can even build your own asm libary just like you can in C.

Best Regards
Darren