Professional Assembly Language

Unlike high-level languages such as Java and C++, assembly language is much closer to the machine code that actually runs computers; it's used to create programs or modules that are very fast and efficient, as well as in hacking exploits and reverse engineering Covering assembly language in the Pentium microprocessor environment, this code-intensive guide shows programmers how to create stand-alone assembly language programs as well as how to incorporate assembly language libraries or routines into existing high-level applications Demonstrates how to manipulate data, incorporate advanced functions and libraries, and maximize application performance Examples use C as a high-level language, Linux as the development environment, and GNU tools for assembling, compiling, linking, and debugging Richard Blum 毕业于美国普度大学电气工程专业，在美国一家政府组织工作了15年以上。在此期间，他使用过各种编程语言（C、C++、Java和Microsoft VB .NET以及C#）编写实用程序，因此他发现一个非常有价值的事实：通过研究编译器生成的汇编语言代码及使用汇编语言例程，可明显提高高级语言程序的执行速度。《Professional Assembly Language》正是他多年实践与研究的成果。