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[I'm the author] Q8 is a little tool I started as an experiment to visualize low level code as it manipulates raw data in memory, but has evolved into a full-fl

[I'm the author] Q8 is a little tool I started as an experiment to visualize low level code as it manipulates raw data in memory, but has evolved into a full-fledged experimental environment for learning about low level programming. I'll be around to answer any questions. Thanks for looking at my project! If you like this, you can catch my other projects at http://pentaquine.com http://pentaquine.com. If you happen to be hiring I'd love to hear from you. I've recently moved to the West Coast and am currently looking for a new job.

palerdot 10y ago
This tool is great. Good job.
kagaw 10y ago
Thats a great tool in learning low level code. I really like to understand in machine level but i have no idea how machine works. Like what is a raw data memory. Character size in terms of memory availability. Can i get this with this tool or can you please recommend a resource to start learning machine level?
- anchovieshat 10y ago
  Hey, there's a lot you can learn from Q8, but if you want to look at something deeper, you might want to look into x86 or ARM assembly. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-172-performance-engineering-of-software-systems-fall-2010/video-lectures/lecture-6-c-to-assembler/ https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-compu... https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/tutorials/os/ https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/tutorials/os/ http://opensecuritytraining.info/IntroX86.html http://opensecuritytraining.info/IntroX86.html
  - kagaw 10y ago
    thanks for those resources
capex 10y ago
Seems like a great project! Can this be used alongside the NAND to Tetris project[0] for understanding low level programming? [0] http://www.nand2tetris.org/ http://www.nand2tetris.org/
- anchovieshat 10y ago
  While it isn't quite the same emulated machine, and therefore has a different instruction set, it does tread similar ground to Nand2Tetris's project 4, however it lacks an assembler, so you'd have to input directly in byte sequences.
vadiml 10y ago
Great stuff... However in the sidebars containing disassembly for first 3 samples all adresses seems to be offset by +1 (or memory image contents is offset by -1)
- anchovieshat 10y ago
  Wow, I'm not sure how I missed that. Thanks! I've pushed the fix up, and it should be live shortly.
zenojevski 10y ago
Huge props for putting this all together! The lessons and guides you published are definitely my key takeaway from this project. I think there is an opportunity for an integrated trove such as this to serve as a great learning platform; timed just right, as simple, minimal chips and vms are recently experiencing new enthusiasm. So keep up the good work!

palerdot 10y ago

This tool is great. Good job.

kagaw 10y ago

Thats a great tool in learning low level code. I really like to understand in machine level but i have no idea how machine works. Like what is a raw data memory. Character size in terms of memory availability. Can i get this with this tool or can you please recommend a resource to start learning machine level?

anchovieshat 10y ago
Hey, there's a lot you can learn from Q8, but if you want to look at something deeper, you might want to look into x86 or ARM assembly. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-172-performance-engineering-of-software-systems-fall-2010/video-lectures/lecture-6-c-to-assembler/ https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-compu... https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/tutorials/os/ https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/tutorials/os/ http://opensecuritytraining.info/IntroX86.html http://opensecuritytraining.info/IntroX86.html
- kagaw 10y ago
  thanks for those resources

capex 10y ago

Seems like a great project! Can this be used alongside the NAND to Tetris project[0] for understanding low level programming? [0] http://www.nand2tetris.org/ http://www.nand2tetris.org/

anchovieshat 10y ago
While it isn't quite the same emulated machine, and therefore has a different instruction set, it does tread similar ground to Nand2Tetris's project 4, however it lacks an assembler, so you'd have to input directly in byte sequences.

vadiml 10y ago

Great stuff... However in the sidebars containing disassembly for first 3 samples all adresses seems to be offset by +1 (or memory image contents is offset by -1)

anchovieshat 10y ago
Wow, I'm not sure how I missed that. Thanks! I've pushed the fix up, and it should be live shortly.

zenojevski 10y ago

Huge props for putting this all together! The lessons and guides you published are definitely my key takeaway from this project. I think there is an opportunity for an integrated trove such as this to serve as a great learning platform; timed just right, as simple, minimal chips and vms are recently experiencing new enthusiasm. So keep up the good work!