Re: Xilinx software quality - how low can it go ?!

Symon wrote:

"Ray Andraka" <ray@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4640707F.9040002@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Antti wrote:


I know there are plenty of customers who are happy with ISE 9.1SP3
but there are also those who arent. And not all of them give feadback.
So the existance of happy customers should not be treated as
definitive indicator that the software is good at all.


Happy is a relative term. Compared to the trainwreck that was ISE8.x, 9.1sp3 is a Godsend. 9.1sp3 is usable, which is a lot more than can be said for 8.x.


Tell me about it. I'm using 8.2. I don't normally like to change versions during a project, but I think I'm going to do so now. I've seen malicious viruses be more user friendly than this. But, I mustn't be venomous, after all I only need to use this stuff so I can earn a living.
Cheers, Syms.



I tried 8 after a few service packs, and could not get existing designs through it, so I stuck with 7.2sp4 until recently (beginning of April). 7.2sp4 was far more usable than any version of 8. That's why I was pleasantly surprised when my stuff ran through 9.1sp3 without a hitch. I too do not like changing tools mid-project unless there is a compelling reason. I also do not move up a major revision until at least the second service pack and after seeing how others have fared with it. I've spent far too many unreimbursed hours debugging major releases in the past so I avoid it like the plague.
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