Assembly Language Programming

Author: (USA) Bloom Ma Zhaohui
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Before being linked into an executable program, every high-level language (such as C and C++) is converted into assembly language by the compiler. This book is aimed at developers using high-level languages, explaining how to view and interpret the assembly language code generated by the compiler, understand how it is created, and thus modify the compiler-generated code or create your own assembly language routines. The book reveals the inner workings of how to make functions in a program faster and more efficient, as well as methods to improve application performance. The main content of the book includes:
● The benefits of viewing the assembly language code generated by high-level language programs;
● How to create standalone assembly language programs for the Linux Pentium processor environment;
● How to integrate high-level functions and libraries into assembly language programs;
● How to integrate assembly language routines into C and C++ applications;
● How to use Linux system calls in assembly language programs;
● How to use the MMX and SSE features of the Pentium processor in applications.
Before being linked into an executable program, every high-level language program must be compiled into an assembly language program, so it is very useful for high-level language programmers to understand how the compiler generates assembly language code. The book is divided into three parts. The first part explains the basics of the assembly language program design environment, the second part studies assembly language program design, and the last part covers advanced assembly language techniques. The main purpose of the book is to teach high-level language programmers how the compiler creates assembly language routines from C and C programs, as well as how programmers should master the generated assembly language code and adjust the assembly language routines to improve application performance. The book is suitable for developers with some programming experience for reference.