Comment on Ask HN: What hardware hobby would you recommend to a software engineer?Comments−SanjayMehta2moFPGAs are a good way to get into Verilog. The Arty-7 series from Xilinx/AMD is affordable.Another option is the BeagleV-Fire which uses a Microchip RISC-V plus FPGA.You could also take the Arduino route which has dozens of options.−yepyoukno2moThe ESP32 is the new Ardiono!−SanjayMehta1moPlayed with the old Tensilica versions, haven't seen the RISCV one yet but you're right. ESP32 is probably a better option today than Arduino.
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FPGAs are a good way to get into Verilog. The Arty-7 series from Xilinx/AMD is affordable.
Another option is the BeagleV-Fire which uses a Microchip RISC-V plus FPGA.
You could also take the Arduino route which has dozens of options.
The ESP32 is the new Ardiono!
Played with the old Tensilica versions, haven't seen the RISCV one yet but you're right. ESP32 is probably a better option today than Arduino.