> So that basically leaves the intersection of people that are both enthusiastic software engineers with an affection for e.g. Haskell, and also enthusiastic in

> So that basically leaves the intersection of people that are both enthusiastic software engineers with an affection for e.g. Haskell, and also enthusiastic in building hardware. But outside of my own projects, it just leaves me longing for the world that could exist. It seems to me that a shop made exclusively of people with this background would be massively more productive, and quite an attractive place to work for anyone with the relevant skill sets. What keeps such a shop from existing? The need for domain specific knowledge? Or does scale require too many people? Are hardware design shops usually in house and thus harder to out-source? General worries about communicating with customers expecting verilog? Worries about being able to on-board new people? Honestly, despite all of the above, I think a haskell based FPGA quick itteration hardware design shop sounds amazing. If I had any kind of experience with hardware design I would jump at the chance to join. Even without that experience this sounds worth a shot, but I fear that lack of experience might be why I think this is feasible.