The Barry Manilow of mathematics

According to Gauss Prize winner Stanley Osher

I write the algorithms that make the computer sing. I’m the Barry Manilow of mathematics.

“Go to a movie you’re sure you’ll hate.”

According to Adam Dachis

Spend time with people you don’t like. Go to a movie you’re sure you’ll hate.

Is it time for another revision of SystemVerilog?

The chair of the IEEE P1800 working group for SystemVerilog recently sent an email announcing a meeting on Oct. 7, 2014 with this agenda. Of special interest is item 6, as follows

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6) P1800 next steps

• The IEEE has expanded the number of years between required ratification of a standard to 10, we are currently at 2
• There are a number of standards efforts enhancing specification that are benefiting from SystemVerilog stability
• There have not been many bug reports or activity on the current standard
  • There has been a few questions around when work will resume
• What path should we take with respect to remaining on hold, or considering a new PAR

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Finally, here’s my attempt at a joke by taking a comment completely out of context

I've been misquoted: There is no space in #SystemVerilog

— Dave Rich (@dave_59) February 14, 2013