On the Value of Assembly Language, and Resources to get you started in Digital Logic, Computer Architecture, and Assembly Language programming.
Despite advances in programming technologies since the 1970s, there are still reasons to understand and learn assembly language programming. Contrary to what one may imagine, Assembly Language is not a relic of the past, [...]
By
Assad Ebrahim, on February 12th, 2010
Topic: Software-Programming…for Embedded and Low-Level Systems Development
C provides the convenience of learning one language (a significant efficiency over assembly language), while retaining the ability to target a variety of platforms — from modern operating systems (Linux, Windows, Mac) to real-time operating systems, systems-on-a-chip, and a host of microcontrollers for embedded development. And whenever you have [...]
By
Assad Ebrahim, on January 9th, 2010
Topic: Software-Programming
… An Overview of Assembly Language Programming
Assembly language programming often evokes images of a time when real programmers hurled boulders the size of small UNIVACs. The mystique is there for those whose computer science training is primarily in higher level languages.
But programming is programming, and one language shouldn’t be much harder to pick up [...]
By
Assad Ebrahim, on January 9th, 2010
Topic: Software-Programming
… for Assembly Language Programming
To get started with assembly language on your x86 box, here is a set of open source (free) toolchain elements that play well together when host and target platforms are an x86 PC running a Windows (or Linux) operating system…
