Re:Learn x86-64 assembly by writing a GUI from scratch
by JohnFen on Thursday June 01, 2023 @06:22PM
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I did something very similar. Assembly was not my first language (it was my 4th), but I decided to learn it by writing a compiler and linker in it.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
> The goal is not to program in assembly at all but to truely understand the cost of everything and what you can expect from your hardware.
Entirely this. Also, to help you understand more deeply how computers really work.
That said, being able to program in assembly is still of great use to me. I do it to this day, usually on ARM processors -- not entire programs anymore, but critical parts.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
> The goal is not to program in assembly at all but to truely understand the cost of everything and what you can expect from your hardware.
Entirely this. Also, to help you understand more deeply how computers really work.
That said, being able to program in assembly is still of great use to me. I do it to this day, usually on ARM processors -- not entire programs anymore, but critical parts.