"ian field" wrote in message
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Did I make a big mistake aiming to learn PIC?!



No. Not at all. The same unnecessary and wasteful learning curve applies to
any micro and in the more general case, applies to anything that concerns
programming.
Problem is (as you're finding!) you're now stepping from the up-front and
direct world of hardware engineering and entering the jealously guarded
ranks of the priesthood of programmers. Note the programmers will at ALL
times make efforts using ALL their meagre powers to prevent you joining
their ranks. For as one, they are greatly affeared that this upstart
newcomer will quickly see that the king has no clothes.
In view of this and needing to retain some semblance of sanity, I would
suggest adopting a practical attitude such that 99.9% of what you have yet
to read will consist of utter pretentious tripe (honestly!) and must be
ignored. Problem at this early stage is guessing where the good 0.1% lies

If you can survive this ******** and get through to flashing your first LED,
then please please, don't feel you've somehow 'paid your dues' and must now
join the darkside.
Freely pass the hard won knowledge on. If enough people do this then the
spurious domain of the programming priesthood will wither and die.