[OPAE] Low level design information and RapidWright

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If you look at RapidWright (RapidWright.io) you will find a more powerful
way to program FPGAs. RapidWright uses Java (any object-oriented language
like C++ could be used) to instantiate hardware at the lowest level. There
is an example that places and routes a design in 6 seconds.  RapidWright
uses a constructive method that does not rely on random place and route
methods. =


Intel should adopt this level of device information. Altera would never do
this out of fear of reverse engineering and support. RapidWright is an
open-source program. =


RapidWright is an extremely dynamic system that ties hardware and software
directly into one system.

I urge everyone to take a look and demand that Intel matches Xilinx in its
openness.

Cheers

Steve Casselman

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