At the moment if I were to start with FPGAs I would probably get an TinyFPGA. It has an open source toolchain, and at the price and form factor, it could fit in

At the moment if I were to start with FPGAs I would probably get an TinyFPGA. It has an open source toolchain, and at the price and form factor, it could fit into a lot of projects, even as a slightly expensive customized port-expander. But alas so many things out there to learn and dive into...