i prefer the HITECH(PICC)/MPLAB Kombination because of the performance of the HITECH-peoples C versus PIC-architecture solutions. The code size isn´t the main stress in my eyes but I think it is the best value for money developement arrangement.
By the way, I try to migrate now onto the PIC18F and therefore I am keen on a way to have permanent acess to the PI*CC*18 version of the
compiler. Somebody knows how??
Furthermore I am very happy about the achievement of microchip to present a 32bit version of MPLAB in the 21th century. Unbelievable.