/technologies/fpga-group/b/blog/posts/the-art-of-fpga-design---post-4What&#39;s Your Type? People new to VHDL usually come from a software background, maybe C/C++ or Java and might have a difficult time grasping the fundamental concepts of HDLs. VHDL in particular can be used as a sequential software language - every...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/fpga-group/b/blog/posts/the-art-of-fpga-design---post-4Tue, 31 Jul 2018 18:30:03 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:42b5ec49-4162-416c-90dd-e5c0733ea079DAB0<p>Nice update.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes the transition from a software mentality to a hardware mentality is crucial.</p><p>I can see why the overloading would cause many issues.</p><p>In hardware, you need determinism. You just cannot let a compiler impose a generic solution.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you truly understand logic and electronics, you can very carefully set up your design so that everything fits together.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hardware is not as forgiving as software. You need to pay more attention to detail.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=5256&AppID=19&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">