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Anyone Using JHDL for Programmable Logic?

Posted by Cliff on from the describing-hardware-using-coffee-derivatives dept.

gte910h asks: "I am an embedded developer who is learning how to program programmable logic devices (CPLD's and FPGA's). I have looked at VHDL and other Hardware Description Languages, but they seem so obtuse compared to C or Java. Has anyone tried any of the tools based off of general purpose programming languages, like JHDL. Do they work as well as VHDL and other HDL's? These would make things this type of development acessable to more people if they work well enough." Are packages similar to JHDL available for other languages?

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  1. HEH by keepper · · Score: 4, Funny


    This just reminds me of the differences in thought between EE and CS...

    HDL's in java or C? HEH... What's next? x86 assembler implemented in java? ( pun :-P )

    Maybe you should take a look here http://philip.greenspun.com/humor/eecs-difference- explained

    Damn CS's :-P

  2. OMG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    See what happens when we start to consider assembly language (and EE/digital logic) as archaic subjects, and de-emphasize it in compsci curriculums? We get wet-behind-the-ears kids wanting to design hardware - WITH JAVA. cause "VHDL is too haaaaaarrrd". lol.