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Best book for x86 assembly (linux)

10 points by no_one 14y ago

Hi, I want to learn the x86 assembly language. I was wondering as to which book would be the best one for that. Is 'Programming from the Ground Up' by Jonathan Bartlett worth using as a starting point? I use Linux Mint and want to learn assembly through linux. I only know a bit of C but its gotten into me lately that i would like to first learn assembly. Please feel free to comment if you think my thought-process is wrong. Thanks in advance.

18005551212 14y ago
Programming from the ground up is free, recommended by Joel Spolsky, is grounded in GNU Linux and covers 32 but not 64 bit ASM. http://ftp.igh.cnrs.fr/pub/nongnu/pgubook/ProgrammingGroundUp-1-0-booksize.pdf http://ftp.igh.cnrs.fr/pub/nongnu/pgubook/ProgrammingGroundU...
- no_one 14y ago
  thanks
timtadh 14y ago
I learned x86 from "Programming from the Ground Up." It was pretty good but doesn't cover 64bit extensions. I would recommend it. Even if it doesn't cover everything what it does cover it covers well.
- no_one 14y ago
  Thanks
vparikh 14y ago
I would recommend "Assembly Language Step By Step, for Linux!" by Jeff Duntemann -- covers 32 bit only, but is an excellent introduction to assembly language on the Linux platform. I learned assembly language on X86 when he had the DOS edition of that book in the early 90s. You can get the info here: http://www.duntemann.com/assembly.html http://www.duntemann.com/assembly.html
- no_one 14y ago
  Thank You. I'll start with Bartlett and then continue with Duntemann insha-allah.
jfaucett 14y ago
I liked "Professional Assembly Language" by Wrox, its concise and has good explanations. Knowing assembly does let c pointer wierdness make sense, and it will definately make you realize c is a very "High Level Language", just saying hello world in x86 is a biotch :)
- no_one 14y ago
  Thanks and i know :)
rsaarelm 14y ago
Randall Hyde's The Art of Assembly Language is available online for free: http://www.plantation-productions.com/Webster/www.artofasm.com/Linux/index.html http://www.plantation-productions.com/Webster/www.artofasm.c...
- no_one 14y ago
  Thank you. But i dont want to learn assembly through HLA, i'd like to really go at the core of the stuff and then perhaps if it is worth it( and i'm not at all qualified to answer this) HLA.

10 points by no_one 14y ago

18005551212 14y ago

Programming from the ground up is free, recommended by Joel Spolsky, is grounded in GNU Linux and covers 32 but not 64 bit ASM. http://ftp.igh.cnrs.fr/pub/nongnu/pgubook/ProgrammingGroundUp-1-0-booksize.pdf http://ftp.igh.cnrs.fr/pub/nongnu/pgubook/ProgrammingGroundU...

no_one 14y ago
thanks

timtadh 14y ago

I learned x86 from "Programming from the Ground Up." It was pretty good but doesn't cover 64bit extensions. I would recommend it. Even if it doesn't cover everything what it does cover it covers well.

no_one 14y ago
Thanks

vparikh 14y ago

I would recommend "Assembly Language Step By Step, for Linux!" by Jeff Duntemann -- covers 32 bit only, but is an excellent introduction to assembly language on the Linux platform. I learned assembly language on X86 when he had the DOS edition of that book in the early 90s. You can get the info here: http://www.duntemann.com/assembly.html http://www.duntemann.com/assembly.html

no_one 14y ago
Thank You. I'll start with Bartlett and then continue with Duntemann insha-allah.

jfaucett 14y ago

I liked "Professional Assembly Language" by Wrox, its concise and has good explanations. Knowing assembly does let c pointer wierdness make sense, and it will definately make you realize c is a very "High Level Language", just saying hello world in x86 is a biotch :)

no_one 14y ago
Thanks and i know :)

rsaarelm 14y ago

Randall Hyde's The Art of Assembly Language is available online for free: http://www.plantation-productions.com/Webster/www.artofasm.com/Linux/index.html http://www.plantation-productions.com/Webster/www.artofasm.c...

no_one 14y ago
Thank you. But i dont want to learn assembly through HLA, i'd like to really go at the core of the stuff and then perhaps if it is worth it( and i'm not at all qualified to answer this) HLA.