# Getting Started with FPGAs

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Getting Started with FPGAs and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers new to FPGAs have used it as a starting point for learning the technology, and commenters recommend it to others with the same interest.

## Why people recommend it

- Used as an entry point to FPGAs (1 comments): "When I became interested in FPGAs recently, I read this book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47072583))
- Recommended to others interested in FPGAs (1 comments): "I would also recommend this book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46152082))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Secret Life of Circuits by Michał Zalewski](https://hackerapproved.com/p/secret-life-of-circuits.md): 26 recommend
- [The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill](https://hackerapproved.com/p/art-of-electronics.md): 11 recommend
- [PySDR: A Guide to SDR and DSP Using Python by Marc Lichtman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pysdr-a-guide-to-sdr-and-dsp-using-python.md): 8 recommend
- [Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest Mims](https://hackerapproved.com/p/getting-started-in-electronics.md): 5 recommend
- [Practical Electronics for Inventors by Scherz and Monk](https://hackerapproved.com/p/practical-electronics-for-inventors.md): 4 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/171850294X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781718502949) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Getting Started with FPGAs", https://hackerapproved.com/p/getting-started-with-fpgas/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).