Jeff Duntemann

The long-awaited x64 edition of the bestselling introduction to Intel assembly language In the newly revised fourth edition of x64 Assembly Language Step-by-Step: Programming with Linux, author Jeff Duntemann delivers an extensively rewritten introduction to assembly language with a strong focus on 64-bit long-mode Linux assembler. The book offers a lighthearted, robust, and accessible approach to a challenging technical discipline, giving you a step-by-step path to learning assembly code that’s engaging and easy to read. x64 Assembly Language Step-by-Step makes quick work of programmable computing basics, the concepts of binary and hexadecimal number systems, the Intel x86/x64 computer architecture, and the process of Linux software development to dive deep into the x64 instruction set, memory addressing, procedures, macros, and interface to the C-language code libraries on which Linux is built. You’ll also find: A set of free and open-source development and debugging tools you can download and put to use immediatelyNumerous examples woven throughout the book to illustrate the practical implementation of the ideas discussed withinPractical tips on software design, coding, testing, and debugging A one-stop resource for aspiring and practicing Intel assembly programmers, the latest edition of this celebrated text provides readers with an authoritative tutorial approach to x64 technology that’s ideal for self-paced instruction. Please note, the author's listings that accompany this book are available from the author website at www.contrapositivediary.com under his heading "My Assembly Language Books."

Jeff Duntemann began writing about technology in the mid-1970s, at the dawn of the microcomputer era. In his role as a technical magazine editor and early blogger, he wrote literally thousands of essays, editorials, blog posts, and humor pieces, many of which exist only in paper magazines from decades ago. In response to requests from his fans, he's collected the best of his non-technical writing, and thrown in a little memoir to cast some light on the odd man behind these truly odd lots. Some highlights: His favorite writing tipsHis prediction of Wikipedia in 1994His prediction of selfies in 1983How nanotechnology might eventually create computers as small as dirt particlesHow dogs helped early humans survive their genocidal impulses, making civilization possibleWhat tweener boys learn from monster moviesThe challenges of truly long-horizon thinkingThe benefits of contrarian thinkingWhy tribalism may be the worst problem facing humanityWhere anger came from and how it killsWhat it means to be truly free...and much else, including a number of items never before published

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