An assembly language is a type of low-level programming language that is intended to communicate directly with a computer’s hardware.

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A recent edition of [Babbage’s] The Chip Letter discusses the obscurity of assembly language. He points out, and I think correctly, that assembly language is more often read than written, yet ...

This simple example shows a limited subset of the entire HLA Standard Library, which incorporates everything from file I/O to popping the stack, switching register values and other traditional ...

You might have heard the terms "assembly language" and "machine code" but what do they mean? Let's find out.

Programming in assembly language -- getting down to the direct manipulation of bytes and even bits -- is gaining in popularity, according the latest ranking by TIOBE, apparently spurred by the ...

This week, [Al Williams] wrote a great thought piece about whether or not it was worth learning an assembly language at all anymore, and when. The comments overflowed, and we’re surprised that ...

A few weeks ago, for example, I asked for your thoughts pertaining to the pros, cons, and reasons for using assembly language, and I was inundated with replies, some of which are provided below (with ...