That's a good point,the dataflow can be confusing to understand at first, especially when used to a purely procedural paradigm. In a way its similar to the diff

That's a good point,the dataflow can be confusing to understand at first, especially when used to a purely procedural paradigm. In a way its similar to the differences between functional and imperative programming, and you first need the right mindset/basis for how it works before you can be productive. Once you understand the concurrent nature being described by HDLs, it begins to make sense - I always elaborate my HDL (actually usually other folks code) so I can see the dataflow that's being inferred graphically and it's very useful