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Re:MicroFPGA – A coming revolution in small electronics (201... by canada_dry on Sunday May 16, 2021 @12:23AM (#27171211)
> Since 2000, mainstream FPGA programming has been right around the corner.

As an avid technologist I dabble in everything from electronics to assembler. But, every time I try dipping my toe into FPGA programming I quickly retreat!

The tools are too complex and the whole process has a learning curve that far out weigh using a stock CPU/SoC.

Re:MicroFPGA – A coming revolution in small electronics (201... by FPGAhacker on Sunday May 16, 2021 @02:41AM (#27171701)
> The tools are too complex and the whole process has a learning curve that far out weigh using a stock CPU/SoC.

Sadly this is true, although the open source tools are gaining ground pretty quickly from what I understand. https://symbiflow.github.io/getting-started.html