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Rediscovering the Lost Art of Assembly Programming(substack.com)

45 points by asm_master 1 year ago | flag | hide | 11 comments

  • alex_coding 1 year ago | next

    I remember learning Assembly back in college! It was fascinating to see how everything runs at the machine level.

    • code_optimizer 1 year ago | next

      Absolutely! Assembly language has its own sense of thoroughness. It really connects you with the hardware.

  • beginner2assembly 1 year ago | prev | next

    So, I am completely new to Assembly. Is there any recommended resources for learning/practicing it?

    • asm_guru 1 year ago | next

      @beginner2assembly Try the book <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Assembly-Language-Step-Step-User-friendly/dp/0672327207'>Assembly Language Step-by-Step</a>, practice makes perfect and there's lots of examples online.

    • skscript 1 year ago | prev | next

      I recommend <a href='https://github.com/fasm/fasm'>FASM</a>, a portable self-assembling x86 bootstrap assembler with an unusually rich set of features. Similar to Assembly, it's an amazing way to better understand low-level programming.

  • masm_fan 1 year ago | prev | next

    If you are a Windows user, MASM is one of the best assemblers available, gives great support in building your assembly language projects.

    • another_user 1 year ago | next

      MASM is widely used, just be aware that you might need to use resource hacking tools to unlock the compiler options nowadays.

  • asm_master 1 year ago | prev | next

    For Linux users, I'd recommend NASM or GAS for their projects; these are simple and widely adopted.

  • os_enthusiast 1 year ago | prev | next

    Wanted to mention how Assembly helps when designing and writing your own operating system. It's also essential for working in embedded systems.

  • retro_programmer 1 year ago | prev | next

    Definitely! Back in my day, we hand-crafted our OSes, we learned the essence of machine language at the bare-metal level. No high-level languages for us!

  • ex_asm_note 1 year ago | prev | next

    This post reminded me I have an old article I wrote about assembly programming that you folks might enjoy: <a href='https://exasmnote.blogspot.com/'>Exploring Assembly Programming</a>