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"PIC vs. AVR" means two different things depending on your context. The intelligent context is discussing which family best suits somebody new to microcontrollers (which thankfully is what this link is about). The moronic context is entrenched hobbyists arguing about why the family they chose is superior.

Anybody who reads this headline and already understands what the acronyms mean is probably going to assume it's the latter.



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