Assembly Language for x86 Processors

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1. __alexanderFeb 2025
   Check out Assembly Language for x86 Processors by Kip Irvine. It’s probably one of the best books on x86. The older editions are way cheaper.
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2. nerragaMar 2018
   The second edition introduces high-level assembly (HLA) though. I never found HLA to be that appealing. I'd be curious to know if anyone who has read the book found it to be useful in learning assembly. I used "Assembly Language for x86 processors" by Kip Irvine, and I thought it was pretty good.
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3. uticusApr 2025
   > At the end of them you can still ask "how does the computer really work?" and not have a good answer. They tend to pass over topics that are difficult even though they are important. I will take you through the difficult issues because that is the only way to move on to masterful programming

   > This book teaches assembly language for x86 processors and the GNU/Linux operating system. Therefore we will be giving all of the examples using the GNU/Linux standard GCC tool set.

   interesting, close to the machine to teach how the machine works while also pulling in programming concepts.

   > Thus, programming is not as much about communicating to a computer as it is communicating to those who come after you.

   100% - unfortunately the content is light or non-existent on concepts i would say are essential to this part of programming, like:

   - how to set up code to be easily maintained

   - how to navigate code from others, especially those who don't think like you

   - how to collaborate with others to create a program as a team

   - etc

   ...would be interesting to see how the author would pair these concepts with x86 assembler examples.

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