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PICBASIC Pro compiler
There is also a high-end version of the PICBASIC compiler named the
PICBASIC Professional Compiler. The Pro version compiler is consid-
erably more expensive, retailing for $249.95. The Pro version has a
greater number of and much richer BASIC commands than are in the
standard compiler package. A few of the additional commands to be
found in the Pro version allow the use of Interrupts, direct control of
light-crystal display (LCD) modules, dual-tone multifrequency
(DTMF) out, and X-10 commands, to name a few.

While a more sophisticated package, the compiler does not handle
two of my favorite (and very powerful) BASIC commands: Peek
and Poke. While the commands are listed “as functional” in the Pro
manual, it is emphasized that “Peek and Poke should never be used
in a PICBASIC Pro program.” This is unfortunate, personal feelings
aside, because it destroys upward compatibility of any PICBASIC
programs that use the Peek and Poke commands.

New IDE features

Recently, both the PICBASIC and PICBASIC Pro compilers are being
packaged with an additional diskette that contains a Windows 115
integrated development environment (IDE) interface called
CodeDesigner Lite (see Fig. 6.17). CodeDesigner Lite allows one

6.17 CodeDesigner Lite
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