Comments from experienced hardware developers: "I don't know of any book that addresses hardware modeling so fundamentally. All the books I know describe the VHDL language and provide many examples, but they don't cover how to develop, what can happen when dealing with VHDL and synthesis, and what considerations one should have before starting to hack the code. Finally, everything in one book!" "The book gives the inexperienced designer the right introduction and the experienced designer the right transition. It's incredible how often the question 'What is Abstract Modeling?' is asked. Here is the answer - theoretically elaborated and supported with practical examples.".