We had to learn SPICE in my ECE program. I found that inexplicable- writing a circuit in SPICE is like using a slide rule. I can derive a circuit on paper (just as I can do math), and I can use an actual circuit analyzer (just as I can use a calculator). Knowing the foundations of simulation programs is justifiable, but using and practicing with them is just excessive. As the circuits got more complex, I "cheated" by using a script to generate netlists and eventually I just used LTSPICE because christ, I have better things to do than type until my fingerprints wear smooth.
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We had to learn SPICE in my ECE program. I found that inexplicable- writing a circuit in SPICE is like using a slide rule. I can derive a circuit on paper (just as I can do math), and I can use an actual circuit analyzer (just as I can use a calculator). Knowing the foundations of simulation programs is justifiable, but using and practicing with them is just excessive. As the circuits got more complex, I "cheated" by using a script to generate netlists and eventually I just used LTSPICE because christ, I have better things to do than type until my fingerprints wear smooth.