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x64 Assembly Language Step-by-Step: Programming with Linux
The long-awaited x64 edition of the bestselling introduction to Intel assembly language In the newly revised fourth edition of x64 Assembly Language Programming with Linux , author Jeff Duntemann delivers an extensively rewritten introduction to assembly language with a strong focus on 64-bit long-mode Linux assembler. The book offers a lighthearted, robust, and accessible approach to a challenging technical discipline, giving you a step-by-step path to learning assembly code that’s engaging and easy to read. x64 Assembly Language Step-by-Step makes quick work of programmable computing basics, the concepts of binary and hexadecimal number systems, the Intel x86/x64 computer architecture, and the process of Linux software development to dive deep into the x64 instruction set, memory addressing, procedures, macros, and interface to the C-language code libraries on which Linux is built. You’ll also A one-stop resource for aspiring and practicing Intel assembly programmers, the latest edition of this celebrated text provides readers with an authoritative tutorial approach to x64 technology that’s ideal for self-paced instruction.
640 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2023
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October 5, 2025
Been working my way through this all summer. No reviews yet on this site, so let's get to it!
I'm a longtime x86 assembly programmer. Wanted to understand how x64 Linux worked (system calls instead of interrupts) and this book didn't disappoint. Yes, the chapter on binary and hexadecimal was something I skimmed - the author suggested as much in the beginning, and that chapter may be largely unchanged from his earlier Assembly books. Yes, I've been reading Jeff Duntemann for quite a while.
Later chapters deal with all the major topics, including the still cool string focused instructions. I suggest chapter 9 and the section on x64 Long Mode Memory addressing is worth studying closely.
The tools to be used are an ever changing tableau, and more geared to C language than assembly. I will need to dig into gdb next, and the author even says this isn't the book to cover that. Maybe an O'Reilly somewhere? Overall rating of this book 4½ out of 5 stars.
I'm a longtime x86 assembly programmer. Wanted to understand how x64 Linux worked (system calls instead of interrupts) and this book didn't disappoint. Yes, the chapter on binary and hexadecimal was something I skimmed - the author suggested as much in the beginning, and that chapter may be largely unchanged from his earlier Assembly books. Yes, I've been reading Jeff Duntemann for quite a while.
Later chapters deal with all the major topics, including the still cool string focused instructions. I suggest chapter 9 and the section on x64 Long Mode Memory addressing is worth studying closely.
The tools to be used are an ever changing tableau, and more geared to C language than assembly. I will need to dig into gdb next, and the author even says this isn't the book to cover that. Maybe an O'Reilly somewhere? Overall rating of this book 4½ out of 5 stars.
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