[Elecraft] Programming language and tools used by Elecraft and other for PIC programming - OT

[Ken Nicely]

This is a little off topic as it is not something that might be of great
interest to some owners of Elecraft equipment unless they are into software
as I am.  This reflector seems to be pretty knowledgeable and much more
technical than most, so I am posting this to the reflector as there might be
a few others here that would find it of interest.

Recently I have started learning how to program PIC controllers, partly
because I am interested and curious about how it is done and partly because
I would like to start building some of my own software controlled radio
electronics.  I am wondering what language Elecraft uses for programming
their radios and what software package they use.  I am leaning towards using
C in my projects using the Microchip compilers, but I have also looked into
the Swordfish basic compiler and the mickoBasic Pro compiler as I know
Visual Basic.net very well.

I would also be interested in knowing if there are others on the list that
have done some PIC programming and what language and software they use or
would recommend.

Ken Nicely KE3C