Assembly Language Step-by-Step: Programming with Linux
The eagerly anticipated new edition of the bestselling introduction to x86 assembly language The long-awaited third edition of this bestselling introduction to assembly language has been completely rewritten to focus on 32-bit protected-mode Linux and the free NASM assembler. Assembly is the fundamental language bridging human ideas and the pure silicon hearts of computers, and popular author Jeff Dunteman retains his distinctive lighthearted style as he presents a step-by-step approach to this difficult technical discipline. He starts at the very beginning, explaining the basic ideas of programmable computing, the binary and hexadecimal number systems, the Intel x86 computer architecture, and the process of software development under Linux. From that foundation he systematically treats the x86 instruction set, memory addressing, procedures, macros, and interface to the C-language code libraries upon which Linux itself is built.
First published September 1, 1992
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Where the Cool Kids Program
A long time ago, in a basement far far away, I was sitting in front of a long-suffering television set, banging away on a Commodore 64, trying to dive beyond BASIC programming to where the cool kids played, down below the user interface, down in the guts of the machine itself. Stripped of the training wheels, you could write programs on that ancient machine that would fly. The cool kids wrote programs in assembly language. I tried. But I never got there. By the time I hit college, they didn’t teach it anymore, and gradually, I moved past it to other programming, and ultimately to more satisfying careers doing other things.
Given that background, I didn’t have high hopes for Assembly Language Step by Step. I know Jeff. I’ve read and enjoyed his science fiction, and he’s blurbed mine, and to disclaim a moment, I know him well enough that he wouldn’t let me pay for my copy of this new, near total rewrite of his classic text on the matter. I knew if anyone could explain assembly to me, it would be him, but I still expected to hit the point where my eyes glazed over and I didn’t care anymore.
Instead, by five chapters into the book, I had refreshed my knowledge of binary and hexadecimal math. I’d looked into computer architecture to a depth I never reached before, and begun to understand, really understand the true center of assembly programming, the addressing of memory. And it’s not like it was in the days when I tried to learn assembly before. Modern operating systems treat memory differently, and it’s this new, more complex memory mapping that I understand now. Even after 30 years in and around the computing industry, this book taught me things I didn’t know about what computing is, when all the familiar abstractions are stripped away and the bare code is exposed.
I can’t wait to go further.
Thirty years later, that geeky kid in the basement who didn’t get it, finally gets it.
If you want to get it, if you want to program where the cool kids program, if you want to understand how that machine on your desk really works, you want, you need, you must have this book. Buy this book. You won’t regret it.
Highly recommended.
Five stars
Assembly Language Step-by-Step. Programming with Linux
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The eagerly anticipated new edition of the bestselling introduction to x86 assembly language The long-awaited third edition of this bestselling introduction to assembly language has been completely rewritten to focus on 32-bit protected-mode Linux and the free NASM assembler. Assembly is the fundamental language bridging human ideas and the pure silicon hearts of computers, and popular author Jeff Dunteman retains his distinctive lighthearted style as he presents a step-by-step approach to this difficult technical discipline. He starts at the very beginning, explaining the basic ideas of programmable computing, the binary and hexadecimal number systems, the Intel x86 computer architecture, and the process of software development under Linux. From that foundation he systematically treats the x86 instruction set, memory addressing, procedures, macros, and interface to the C-language code libraries upon which Linux itself is built. Serves as an ideal introduction to x86 computing concepts, as demonstrated by the only language directly understood by the CPU itself Uses an approachable, conversational style that assumes no prior experience in programming of any kind Presents x86 architecture and assembly concepts through a cumulative tutorial approach that is ideal for self-paced instruction Focuses entirely on free, open-source software, including Ubuntu Linux, the NASM assembler, the Kate editor, and the Gdb/Insight debugger Includes an x86 instruction set reference for the most common machine instructions, specifically tailored for use by programming beginners Woven into the presentation are plenty of assembly code examples, plus practical tips on software design, coding, testing, and debugging, all using free, open-source software that may be downloaded without charge from the Internet.
ISBN: 9780470580035 Общий размер: 4 MB Общее кол-во страниц: 646 Размер страницы: Правообладатель: John Wiley & Sons Limited
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Assembly Language Step-by-Step : Programming with Linux
The long-awaited third edition of this bestselling introduction to assembly language has been completely rewritten to focus on 32-bit protected-mode Linux and the free NASM assembler. Assembly is the fundamental language bridging human ideas and the pure silicon hearts of computers, and popular author Jeff Dunteman retains his distinctive lighthearted style as he presents a step-by-step approach to this difficult technical discipline.
He starts at the very beginning, explaining the basic ideas of programmable computing, the binary and hexadecimal number systems, the Intel x86 computer architecture, and the process of software development under Linux. From that foundation he systematically treats the x86 instruction set, memory addressing, procedures, macros, and interface to the C-language code libraries upon which Linux itself is built.
- Serves as an ideal introduction to x86 computing concepts, as demonstrated by the only language directly understood by the CPU itself
- Uses an approachable, conversational style that assumes no prior experience in programming of any kind
- Presents x86 architecture and assembly concepts through a cumulative tutorial approach that is ideal for self-paced instruction
- Focuses entirely on free, open-source software, including Ubuntu Linux, the NASM assembler, the Kate editor, and the Gdb/Insight debugger
- Includes an x86 instruction set reference for the most common machine instructions, specifically tailored for use by programming beginners
- Woven into the presentation are plenty of assembly code examples, plus practical tips on software design, coding, testing, and debugging, all using free, open-source software that may be downloaded without charge from the Internet.