Joy of programming FPGAs with VHDL/Verilog

In this session Maki will try to explain the difference between programming a computer and programming a Field Programmable Gate Array (a type of Programmable Logic Device). We'll take a quick look at the language VHDL and the workflow. Then we'll briefly look at how retro computing hobbyists are using FPGAs to realize old hardware. The intent is to show that this sort of programming is accessible to the average programmer if there's need/interest.

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We're looking for speakers! It's OK if you've never spoken before or if you've spoken hundreds of times, we want to hear from you!

We're looking for talks about anything interesting to programmers, come share about your favorite language or framework, or learn something new and talk about how it went! We're hoping for talks about anything but here are a few things members have mentioned wanting to learn about recently: Go, C, C++, Haskell, Erlang, and Elixir.

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