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This is not a good book if you want to learn assembly. Instead the author will teach you his own language HLA (High Level Assembly), which is actually more like
by jules 15y ago
This is not a good book if you want to learn assembly. Instead the author will teach you his own language HLA (High Level Assembly), which is actually more like Pascal with some assembly mixed in. The writing style is also incredibly verbose.
I don't know a good comprehensive book about modern x86 assembly. Can you recommend one?
- angrycoder 15y agoNo, this book is about x86 assembly language. You are thinking of the newer versions that use HLA.
- groovy2shoes 15y agoThese are pretty indispensable when it comes to modern x86 assembly: http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/ http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/
- exDM69 15y agoNot only the assembly language but also the organization of a whole x86 based computer architecture, including memory buses and interrupt controllers and whatnot. I've spent weeks reading these things and trying to figure out how a modern operating system is built with the hardware at hand. Every piece of hardware should have a manual like this!
- nait 15y agoAlso keep an eye out for the printed version. Every now and then Intel offers the printed version for free (including shipping).