Dear Gurus,
I have programmed a bicycle motor controller in assembler for the PIC 16F876A.

I'd like to repeat the exercise ( maybe better to say book) in C or C++.

So as not to waste an enormous amount of hours a couple of questions.

As the target of the program is an embedded controller, 16F876A.

1. Which is better to program in: C or C++ ?
2. Or maybe it doesn't matter?

I have available three compilers/IDEs

a)The Microchip offer of HI-TECH PICC-Lite
b)DEV-C++
c)Borland CBuilderX

I note that the a) PICC-Lite is limited to 2K memory as it is free.
Unfortunately, in the assembler version of the program that is already written, I have used up almost 4K memory.

3) Maybe the C/C++ will compact this?
4) Because perhaps C/C++ will have better maths routines?

The remaining two IDEs,
b)DEV-C++
c)Borland CBuilderX
can code and compile in both C and C++.

4) But my doubt is, can they be used with
the MPLAB to produce the final debugged
HEX file needed to program the 16F876A chip?

Thanks in advance

Fred