Vhdl and Ahdl

Rating:
Summary: Nice examples, but a weak effort
Review: Overall, this may be a good book for the beginning AHDL designer. However, if you would like to learn about VHDL, find another resource. Several of the examples in VHDL (Chapters 9 through 13) do not compile. In fact, some of the examples are completely missing from the web site.

The overall look and feel is cheap. The diagrams appear to have been drawn using an inexpensive drawing program, with the "snap to grid" option turned on. My cousin in the second grade could have done a better job.

The use of mixed case in the code examples is confusing and inconsistant. Some variable naming standard should be adopted.

Rating:
Summary: Confusing
Review: The AHDL portion of this isn't hopeless but it's impossible to even start to learn VHDL from this book - it never makes sense. Notice how cheap the re-sells of this book are? Ding!