Re: [myhdl-list] Saying Hi from Argentina

[Jan D. <ja...@ja...>]

Martín Gaitán wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Jan Decaluwe <ja...@ja... 
> <mailto:ja...@ja...>> wrote:
> 
>     ...
> 
> 
>     Main problem is the specs and testing strategy probably.
> 
>     For example - what if you just download VHDL or Verilog code
>     that is apparently easy to find, and submit it?
>     I assume that your teachers expect some amount of originality
>     from you, but how do they define that?
> 
> 
> hi Jan,
> 
> really I lied because it's not just implement the project but write a 
> short paper about "what I do" and defend it orally. Take some code from 
> somewhere is fine, but I should be able to explain it and, of course, 
> can't be a whole plagiarism.
>  
> Obviously this is the first time somebody will make this kind of project 
> with a language different to VHDL (which is the language that they 
> "teach" - cough, cough -) or Verilog (few) and probably they mock or 
> complain a bit because are old-fashioned electronic-background people. 
> But my arguments are that I must solve the problem with the best tool 
> for me ("think like an engineer", teachers say, and I doubt if are words 
> of wisdom) and it guarantees the originality of the work.

Ok, why don't you teach your teachers something :-) 
For inspiration, look at:

    http://www.myhdl.org/doku.php/why

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