[P1800] Gary Smith on SystemVerilog vs. SystemC

From an article on Gary Smith's presentation at OSCI SystemC Day at DVCon
re. SystemC vs. SystemVerilog for ESL (
http://www.scdsource.com/article.php?id=386):

Q: Why should I choose SystemC over SystemVerilog at the architectural
level?

A: Gary Smith: "What SystemVerilog has that we must get into ESL test
       languages is assertions – but it must be at the transaction
       level. SystemVerilog is an RTL language, and has never made it
       into ESL. It has no concept of software whatsoever – it doesn’t
       fit into a flow that’s all about software."

Nikhil

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