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- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Programming from the Ground Up
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Your Tools
- Chapter 2: Computer Architecture
- The CPU
- Some Terms
- Interpreting Memory
- Data Accessing Methods
- Review
- Chapter 3: Your First Programs
- Outline of an Assembly Language Program
- Planning the Program
- Finding a Maximum Value
- Addressing Modes
- Review
- Chapter 4: All About Functions
- How Functions Work
- Assembly-Language Functions using the C Calling Convention
- A Function Example
- Recursive Functions
- Review
- Chapter 5: Dealing with Files
- Buffers and .bss
- Standard and Special Files
- Using Files in a Program
- Review
- Chapter 6: Reading and Writing Simple Records
- Writing Records
- Reading Records
- Modifying the Records
- Review
- Chapter 7: Developing Robust Programs
- Some Tips for Developing Robust Programs
- Handling Errors Effectively
- Making Our Program More Robust
- Review
- Chapter 8: Sharing Functions with Code Libraries
- Using a Dynamic Library
- How Dynamic Libraries Work
- Finding Information About Libraries
- Useful Functions
- Building a Dynamic Library
- Review
- Chapter 9: Intermediate Memory Topics
- The Memory Layout of a Linux Program
- Every Memory Address is a Lie
- Getting More Memory
- A Simple Memory Manager
- Using Our Allocator
- More Information
- Review
- Chapter 10: Counting like a Computer
- Truth, Falsehood, and Binary Numbers
- The Program Status Register
- Other Numbering Systems
- Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers
- Order of Bytes in a Word
- Converting Numbers for Display
- Review
- Chapter 11: High-Level Languages
- Compiled and Interpreted Languages
- Your First C Program
- Perl
- Python
- Review
- Chapter 12: Optimization
- Where to Optimize
- Local Optimizations
- Global Optimization
- Review
- Chapter 13: Moving on From Here
- From the Bottom Up
- From the Top Down
- From the Middle Out
- Specialized Topics
- Further Resources on Assembly Language
- Appendix A: GUI Programming
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