The Art of Assembly Language 2nd Edition

Assembly is a low-level programming language that's one step above a computer's native machine language. Although assembly language is commonly used for writing device drivers emulators and video games many programmers find its somewhat unfriendly syntax intimidating to learn and use.<br><br>Since 1996 Randall Hyde's <i>The Art of Assembly Language</i> has provided a comprehensive plain-English and patient introduction to 32-bit x86 assembly for non-assembly programmers. Hyde's primary teaching tool High Level Assembler (or HLA) incorporates many of the features found in high-level languages (like C C++ and Java) to help you quickly grasp basic assembly concepts. HLA lets you write true low-level code while enjoying the benefits of high-level language programming.<br><br>As you read <i>The Art of Assembly Language</i> you'll learn the low-level theory fundamental to computer science and turn that understanding into real functional code.<br><br>You'll learn how to:<br>&#150;Edit compile and run HLA programs<br>&#150;Declare and use constants scalar variables pointers arrays structures unions and namespaces<br>&#150;Translate arithmetic expressions (integer and floating point)<br>&#150;Convert high-level control structures<br><br>This much anticipated second edition of <i>The Art of Assembly Language</i> has been updated to reflect recent changes to HLA and to support Linux Mac OS X and FreeBSD. Whether you're new to programming or you have experience with high-level languages <i>The Art of Assembly Language 2nd Edition</i> is your essential guide to learning this complex low-level language.