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[JSoftware]

assembly nowadays.. (i haven't been programming asm for a long time) ... is mainly used for optimization. i don't think there's any reason for learning assembler if you are not a diehard optimization freak or microprocessor programmer. things like input from devices is just... a thing you could just as good do in a highlevel language. but methods handling simple math which you could perform faster using your own algo you could make better in assembler.

but i think i myself got a lot from learning assembler though it's mainly for microprocessor developement :yes:

[fresh]

hey sorry for the slow reply.. yeah I agree, I thought it would be cool to make a few crackme's in ASM, but like you said it isn't logical to do so, if you can just do it faster in C++ or VB.. I agree ASM is well worth learning, so I think I'll continue to study it, but I don't think I will be using it to code with any time soon.. lol ;)

Thanks for all your help man, I appreciate it alot :D

[anubis]

getting into assembler is a great way of improving ones understanding of computers. you should continue to learn it...

[JSoftware]

i nod with anubis.. assembler is a bit tough to start out with but after the hard working and reading you feel like being able to read matrix code :D Hehe

disclaimer: Experience may vary.. but.. do it! :)

[fresh]

yeah absolutly, I still am learning how the stack works and all that good stuff, so it will take some time again before I attempt to code with it.. it's rough to learn, but it's logical, so I think it is possible to read.. just hard to understand.. thats my problem.. lol ;)

[Mihail121]

Not hard to learn, not hard to understand either if you have up the right stuff. Just two hours ago i found FreeDOS, which gives the answers to a lot of stuff in my coding life so here is what i can suggest to you:

1. Get FreeDOS OS (1 diskette) and install it
2. Get the best ASM book ever written - "Art of Assembly", it's free
3. Get Privalov's FlatASM

and enjoy the coding in it's pureness! That's what life's all about!

[fresh]

cool man, I'll have to check those out :D