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PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:36 pm 
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Hey all,
After spending some time learning assembly I have tried to write some posts aimed at someone who has never seen any low-level programming language before. I posted it on r/learnprogramming last week and it got a good reaction from people, so I thought I'd try sharing it here too. I have a few more posts almost ready to go on the subject of binary, the hardware, looking at the instruction set, and how to run the code we'll write.

I hope someone finds it useful!

Part 1: https://codeburst.io/an-introduction-to-6502-assembly-and-low-level-programming-7c11fa6b9cb9?source=friends_link&sk=09835a530dd5394a6a59f11c819c0fa6

Part 2: https://codeburst.io/introduction-to-binary-numbers-b0404f4401e3?source=friends_link&sk=752895fae74fd1cd84ebdb7629463b54

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andrew wrote:
Hey all,
After spending some time learning assembly I have tried to write some posts aimed at someone who has never seen any low-level programming language before. I posted it on r/learnprogramming last week and it got a good reaction from people, so I thought I'd try sharing it here too. I have a few more posts almost ready to go on the subject of binary, the hardware, looking at the instruction set, and how to run the code we'll write.

I hope someone finds it useful!

Link: https://medium.com/dev-genius/an-introd ... 1c819c0fa6

PS, sorry if this type of post isn't allowed here, if its breaking any rules I can definitely remove it!

Your introduction looks pretty good. However, I will introduce a pedantic matter.

In the context of programming a computer, the word "assembly" is a verb that refers to the step in which the source code is read and object code is generated. The software that does that is the "assembler"—the "assembler" is said to "assemble" the source code.

The language embodied in the source code is called "assembly language." When referring to the 6502 family of microprocessors, I use the phrase "65xx assembly language" to eliminate ambiguity. If referring to a specific member of the 6502 family, I use "65C816 assembly language" or "8502 assembly language," etc, again to eliminate ambiguity.

Terminology does matter when writing about technical subjects. :D A novice reader who doesn't know the terminology can be confused when the writer doesn't use the right words.

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Yes, thanks for sharing your tutorials, Andrew! I've had a quick look - it is of course a bit difficult to put yourself into the position of an absolute beginner and try to get a sense of how the tutorial manages to build up the ideas. But another tutorial (series) is certainly welcome.


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BigDumbDinosaur wrote:
However, I will introduce a pedantic matter.


That's totally ok! I totally agree with you about ambiguity and technical language. I am still able to edit my post on medium, when I get a chance I will go over what I wrote and take into account what you said. Thanks!


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