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I'm just starting to learn about this field as well, so thanks for posting! This video seems like it's a pretty good introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zrqYy369NQ

Another specific question that comes to my mind -- does anyone have anything to say on languages? VHDL vs Verilog? Others? Which is best for beginners?




I see that as being a religious war with both factions sticking to their resp guns. Its a means to an end. VHDL is more popular across the Atlantic Ocean than its here. In the US more regulated companies(Medical, Mil-Aero,Automotive) prefer VHDL while the consumer(FAANG) prefers verilog. Syntactically, VHDL is more verbose owing to its ADA origins while Verilog attributes its orignis to C. So read through some sample code on github and see which one piques your iterest. If you choose verilog(FPGA4Fun) has you covered.




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