Language-specific CPUs was Re: uIEC/SD == AWESOME!

Thu Jan 1 12:52:50 CST 2009

On 1 Jan 2009 at 12:45, Alexandre Souza wrote:

>     AVR microcontrollers are said optimized for C, but there is an excellent 
> assembler, the AVR Studio.

Wow, if that claim is made with a straight face, it has to be an 
invention of some marketing type.  I've coded my share of AVR 
assembly and certainly wouldn't characterize the uC that way.

Perhaps the TI MSP430 uC could be said to be "optimized for C"; it 
reminds me of the PDP-11 architecture.

Cheers,
Chuck