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cyberphreak · Oct 22nd, 2005, 8:59 PM

Hi all, new to this forum. Wud like to know how to go about learning Assembler. Have looked at Amazon and there are quite a lot of books avaliable but wud prefer something free. Also have been searching for assembler prgrams and do not know which to download, MASM or FHLA, etc.

I am using a windoes system so anything advised must be compatible with windows.

Hopefully some one out here can help me, as I'm a complete newb when it comes to assembly. However some of the progs I would like to write are only really writable in assembly.

also I feel if I learn assembly I will have a greater understanding of programming.

iignotus · Oct 22nd, 2005, 9:20 PM

The assembler you should use is NASM or FASM, in that order of personal preference (though somebody is bound to recommend MASM). I'm learning ARM Assembler at the moment, even though I'm sure you want to learn x86 Windows Assembler. If you search this board, or google for "windows assembly tutorial", you should come up with some good stuff. I hear Iczelion's (sp?) tutorials are a good place to start.

Welcome and good luck.

Mjordan2nd · Oct 23rd, 2005, 12:31 PM

I prefer NASM as well. If you want something free:

http://www.drpaulcarter.com/pcasm/

ivan · Oct 23rd, 2005, 2:23 PM

Search for the book Art of Assembly. It's very easy to understand and very popular

Mjordan2nd · Oct 23rd, 2005, 3:18 PM

Also, if you're willing to pay Assembly Language Step by Step by Jeff Duntemann is a great book as well.

cyberphreak · Oct 23rd, 2005, 3:27 PM

Cheers found a PDF version of Art Of Assembly, downloading it as I speak

frankish · Oct 26th, 2005, 10:40 AM

One of the best assemblers that I heard of is the GNU Assembler. It's pretty good. I wanted to do a bit of assembly myself but I prefer to write a simulator before doing so. This way I can write and not have to worry about device specific syntax, etc. Maybe that should be my next project.

Polyphemus_ · Oct 26th, 2005, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankish

One of the best assemblers that I heard of is the GNU Assembler.

Yeah, I also think that assembler and its syntax (AT&T) is great. Some people hate the syntax, though.

yeohhs · Nov 2nd, 2005, 7:39 AM

Hi,

There is an on-line resource, x86 ASM32 book
http://win.asmcommunity.net/x86book/

Best Regards,
Yeoh
--
Win32 Assembly Programming Using RosAsm is at: http://www.geocities.com/yeohhs/

Oct 22nd, 2005, 8:59 PM	#1
cyberphreak Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Best resources for learning assembler Hi all, new to this forum. Wud like to know how to go about learning Assembler. Have looked at Amazon and there are quite a lot of books avaliable but wud prefer something free. Also have been searching for assembler prgrams and do not know which to download, MASM or FHLA, etc. I am using a windoes system so anything advised must be compatible with windows. Hopefully some one out here can help me, as I'm a complete newb when it comes to assembly. However some of the progs I would like to write are only really writable in assembly. also I feel if I learn assembly I will have a greater understanding of programming.

Oct 22nd, 2005, 9:20 PM	#2
iignotus Professional Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nowhere Special Posts: 466 Rep Power: 4	The assembler you should use is NASM or FASM, in that order of personal preference (though somebody is bound to recommend MASM). I'm learning ARM Assembler at the moment, even though I'm sure you want to learn x86 Windows Assembler. If you search this board, or google for "windows assembly tutorial", you should come up with some good stuff. I hear Iczelion's (sp?) tutorials are a good place to start. Welcome and good luck. __________________ (Toggle Plain Text) % rc4 hexkey < input > output #define S ,t=s[i],s[i]=s[j],s[j]=t /* rc4 hexkey <file / unsigned char k[256],s[256],i,j,t;main(c,v,e)charv;{++v;while(++i)s[ i]=i;for(c=0;(v)++;k[c++]=e)sscanf((v)++-1,"%2x",&e);while(j+=s[i] +k[i%c]S,++i);for(j=0;c=~getchar();putchar(~c^s[t+=s[i]]))j+=s[++i]S;}

Oct 23rd, 2005, 12:31 PM	#3
Mjordan2nd The Supreme Ruler Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 1,476 Rep Power: 6	I prefer NASM as well. If you want something free: http://www.drpaulcarter.com/pcasm/ __________________ "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, from those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Oct 23rd, 2005, 3:18 PM	#5
Mjordan2nd The Supreme Ruler Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 1,476 Rep Power: 6	Also, if you're willing to pay Assembly Language Step by Step by Jeff Duntemann is a great book as well. __________________ "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, from those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Nov 2nd, 2005, 7:39 AM	#9
yeohhs Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Hi, There is an on-line resource, x86 ASM32 book http://win.asmcommunity.net/x86book/ Best Regards, Yeoh -- Win32 Assembly Programming Using RosAsm is at: http://www.geocities.com/yeohhs/ __________________ FREE downloads: Assembly, C, C++, C# and .NET tips, tutorials, source codes and sample eBooks at http://www.yeohhs.com Last edited by yeohhs; Nov 2nd, 2005 at 7:42 AM. Reason: Additional information added.

Oct 23rd, 2005, 2:23 PM	#4
ivan Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: serbia & montenegro Posts: 484 Rep Power: 4	Search for the book Art of Assembly. It's very easy to understand and very popular

Oct 23rd, 2005, 3:27 PM	#6
cyberphreak Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Cheers found a PDF version of Art Of Assembly, downloading it as I speak

Oct 26th, 2005, 10:40 AM	#7
frankish Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 177 Rep Power: 0	One of the best assemblers that I heard of is the GNU Assembler. It's pretty good. I wanted to do a bit of assembly myself but I prefer to write a simulator before doing so. This way I can write and not have to worry about device specific syntax, etc. Maybe that should be my next project.

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