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Title: Assembler for dummies
Post by: Mikl__ on August 16, 2024, 12:29:57 PM
Hi, All! Is there a book on assembly programming in series "for dummies"? Thanks...

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Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: daydreamer on August 16, 2024, 01:40:17 PM
Hi mikl
I had game programming for windows ,using win32 and direct draw
It only showed a asm 32 bit snippet fast memory zero
If it doesn't exist,write it?
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: Mikl__ on August 16, 2024, 02:46:57 PM
Hi daydreamer!
I was wondering if there was such a book in the "for dummies" series and if there was, who was its author?
It is quite difficult to write understandable textbooks, but if you want to be a co-author, I am all for it.
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: NoCforMe on August 16, 2024, 03:37:24 PM
This is the book I used, way back when, to learn assembly language on the IBM PC (16-bit DOS, of course):
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It's out of date, of course. But it's an excellent book, clearly written and comprehensive (for the 8088 at least). And David Bradley was part of the team that designed the PC.

(I still have my copy, still refer to it occasionally if I forget how a certain instruction works.)

Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: Mikl__ on August 16, 2024, 05:01:00 PM
Hi, NoCforMe! I've translated David Bradley's book into Russian. Excellent book! But this is not a book of series "for dummies".

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P.S. David Bradley is screen roles including Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series, Walder Frey in "Game of Thrones", and Abraham Setrakian in "The Strain".  And also roles in "American Ninja" sequels, and the "Cyborg Cop". He is a versatile person!
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: jj2007 on August 16, 2024, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: Mikl__ on August 16, 2024, 05:01:00 PMI've translated David Bradley's book into Russian

A big compliment to you, Mikl :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: Mikl__ on August 16, 2024, 06:19:50 PM
Ciao, jj2007!
No, no! It is is a translation error. I wanted to say that I have a book translated into Russian by V.V.Skugarev, E.S.Kopelman; Edited by A.A.Chizhov Moscow 1988 Publishing house "Radio and Communications". My joke about an English actor David John Bradley and american actor David Bradley (Bradley Simpson)  looks like it wasn't appreciated either
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: NoCforMe on August 16, 2024, 08:48:21 PM
Quote from: Mikl__ on August 16, 2024, 06:19:50 PMMy joke about an English actor David John Bradley and american actor David Bradley (Bradley Simpson)  looks like it wasn't appreciated either

Oh, you had me going for a second there; actually looked his name up on IMDb.
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: HSE on August 17, 2024, 12:07:56 AM
Quote from: Mikl__ on August 16, 2024, 05:01:00 PMP.S. David Bradley

:biggrin:

David Bradley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bradley_(engineer))
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: daydreamer on August 17, 2024, 04:09:20 AM
Quote from: Mikl__ on August 16, 2024, 02:46:57 PMHi daydreamer!
I was wondering if there was such a book in the "for dummies" series and if there was, who was its author?
It is quite difficult to write understandable textbooks, but if you want to be a co-author, I am all for it.
Too little time and energy to code my own projects now

English naming convention jack Daniels = jack,Daniels son but also a whisky :)
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: NoCforMe on August 17, 2024, 05:48:18 AM
Quote from: daydreamer on August 17, 2024, 04:09:20 AMEnglish naming convention jack Daniels = jack,Daniels son but also a whisky :)

Huh whut? Jack Daniels is just a name, the guy who created that whiskey.
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: Mikl__ on August 17, 2024, 11:44:17 AM
For some reason the conversation went in the wrong direction. We started talking about a book from the "for dummies" series, and now the topic is Jack Daniel's whiskey. Strange associations...
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: NoCforMe on August 17, 2024, 12:02:20 PM
Well, to sum up, there seems to be no Assembly Language Programming for Dummies.
Someone needs to write that book.
Any volunteers? (I could be your copy editor; my dream job for many years now ...)

Just one thing, though: would it be Win32? 64-bit? something else?
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: Mikl__ on August 17, 2024, 01:17:55 PM
Hi NoCforMe!
Very tempting offer (https://wasm.in/styles/smiles_s/good3.gif) Could you send me your email address in a private message?
Title: Re: Assembler for dummies
Post by: stoo23 on August 22, 2024, 11:38:31 AM
There was talk (at one stage) of creating an "Assembler FAQ" here (suggested initially by FORTANS I believe).

Something that could definitely still be worth considering  :smiley: