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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.
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A set of free and open-source development and debugging tools you can download and put to use immediately Numerous examples woven throughout the book to illustrate the practical implementation of the ideas discussed within Practical tips on software design, coding, testing, and debuggingA 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.
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 set of free and open-source development and debugging tools you can download and put to use immediately Numerous examples woven throughout the book to illustrate the practical implementation of the ideas discussed within Practical tips on software design, coding, testing, and debuggingA 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.
606 pages, epub
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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