Spade is a new open source hardware description language (HDL) designed to increase developer productivity without sacrificing the low-level control offered by HDLs. It is a standalone language which takes inspiration from modern software languages, and adds useful abstractions for common hardware constructs. It also comes with a convenient set of tooling, such as a helpful compiler, a build system with dependency management, tools for debugging, and editor integration.

翻译：Spade是一种新型开源硬件描述语言，旨在提升开发效率的同时不损失硬件描述语言所提供的底层控制能力。该语言为独立语言，借鉴现代软件语言的设计理念，并针对常见硬件结构引入了实用的抽象机制。此外，Spade配备了一套便捷的工具集，包括高效编译器、具备依赖管理功能的构建系统、调试工具以及编辑器集成支持。