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Verilog Is Weird
Verilog is the most commonly used language for hardware design in America (VHDL is more common in Europe). Too bad it's so baroque. If you ever browse the Verilog questions on Stack Overflow , you'll find a large number of questions, usually downvoted, asking “why doesn't my code work?”, with code that's not just a…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2022 | Verilog Is Weird by fzliu | 162 | 128 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Why hardware development is hard, part 1: Verilog is weird (2013) by yarapavan | 112 | 112 |
| Nov 11, 2013 | Why Hardware Development Is Hard, Part 1: Verilog Is Weird by nuriaion | 85 | 17 |
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