[HN Gopher] The Art of Assembly Language (2010)
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       The Art of Assembly Language (2010)
        
       Author : ibobev
       Score  : 45 points
       Date   : 2025-04-19 20:38 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | discardable_dan wrote:
       | This sort of manual has since been gamified by Zachtronics, and I
       | think it is genuinely a better alternative. If you are trying to
       | pick up the basics of programming assembly and are already
       | committed to use a "fake" language, why not enjoy the experience
       | as a video game?
       | 
       | And it does not help that this page starts with a dick joke.
        
         | kimixa wrote:
         | ..That's a dick joke?
         | 
         | I assumed it was as it's now available in _hard_ copy.
        
           | saagarjha wrote:
           | That's the straightforward reading. If that's what they
           | intended, without the innuendo, then they'd say that.
        
         | ThrowawayR2 wrote:
         | Because Zachtronics games are constrained in ways that real
         | ISAs aren't for the sake of good puzzle gameplay. It's about as
         | meaningful as trying to learn to be an infantryman by playing
         | Doom.
        
       | pan69 wrote:
       | I have (had? Looking at my bookshelf I can't find, maybe I tossed
       | it?) a hardcopy of this book. The information in it is well
       | written, however... The use of "HLA" (High Level Assembly) is a
       | real turn off, at least for me. Really wish this book was
       | targeting standard vendor compilers instead.
        
         | ivanmontillam wrote:
         | Yes, it was for me, too. I should have read the sample version
         | first, and I asked for a refund then.
         | 
         | Yes, the book is well written and up to No Starch Press's
         | standards, but I don't think it deserved the blanket title "The
         | Art of Assembly."
        
       | singularity2001 wrote:
       | I loved to do little assembly patches to modify _any exe /app_ to
       | my desire (e.g. disable certain notifications/popups , add lifes,
       | change values etc). Unfortunately with code signing this joy is
       | no longer part of my pastime.
       | 
       | I'm not interested in optimizing the last microsecond of my
       | programs so for normal development it has exactly 0 relevance.
        
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