% against the constructors in the \hs{case} expressions.
We can see two versions of a contrived example below, the first
using a \hs{case} construct and the other using a \hs{if-then-else}
- constructs, in the code below. The example sums two values when they are
- equal or non-equal (depending on the predicate given) and returns 0
- otherwise. Both versions of the example roughly correspond to the same
- netlist, which is depicted in \Cref{img:choice}.
+ constructs, in the code below.
\begin{code}
sumif pred a b = case pred of
\caption{Choice - sumif}
\label{img:choice}
\end{figure}
+
+ The example sums two values when they are equal or non-equal (depending on
+ the predicate given) and returns 0 otherwise. Both versions of the example
+ roughly correspond to the same netlist, which is depicted in
+ \Cref{img:choice}.
A slightly more complex (but very powerful) form of choice is pattern
matching. A function can be defined in multiple clauses, where each clause
generators when viewed from a synthesis viewpoint, in that the language
elements of Haskell, such as choice, can be used to guide the circuit
generation. If a developer wants to insert a choice element inside an actual
-circuit he will have to specify this explicitly as a component.
+circuit he will have to explicitly instantiate a multiplexer-like component.
In this respect \CLaSH\ differs from Lava, in that all the choice elements,
such as case-statements and pattern matching, are synthesized to choice
The merits of polymorphic typing, combined with higher-order functions, are
now also recognized in the `main-stream' hardware description languages,
-exemplified by the new \VHDL-2008 standard~\cite{VHDL2008}. \VHDL-2008 has
-support to specify types as generics, thus allowing a developer to describe
+exemplified by the new \VHDL-2008 standard~\cite{VHDL2008}. \VHDL-2008 support for generics has been extended to types, allowing a developer to describe
polymorphic components. Note that those types still require an explicit
-generic map, whereas type-inference and type-specialization are implicit in
-\CLaSH.
+generic map, whereas types can be automatically inferred in \CLaSH.
% Wired~\cite{Wired},, T-Ruby~\cite{T-Ruby}, Hydra~\cite{Hydra}.
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