[tux3]

If you're sufficiently stubborn, it's certainly possible to call directly into code written in Verilog, held together with inscrutable Perl incantations.

High-level languages like C certainly have their place, but the space seems competitive these days. Who knows where the future will lead.

[p_l]

If you want something extra spicy, there are devices out there that implement CORBA in silicon (or at least FPGA), exposing a remote object accessible using CORBA

[axelriet]

You didn’t miss the smiley, did you? :)

[tux3]

I didn't miss the smiley =)