I have the fun (?) task of picking a compiler/debugger to use for the Freescale MC9S08 family of microcontrollers. I have narrowed it down to two: Codewarrior from Metrowerks (a Freescale company), and Cosmic C. I have used Cosmic C before in a command line mode, but did not have the debugger and so did not use it. Another peer has used Codewarrior and generally liked it. I have CW installed and am starting to play with it and it seems a little weird, but I am still trying to get used to it.
I am wondering if there is an advantage to using either one. Cosmic C is about three times the cost of CW, but I am wondering if it might be worth the extra cost. For me personally, I do not use the IDE to write code; I use CodeWright for that. So, I am not real concerned at how well either one is at code entry. Others on my team might want a good IDE however.
Has anyone out there used both of these products and can give me any recommendations on one over the other? Thanks.