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Programming from the Ground Up

ISBN: 0975283847
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 137

Authors: Jonathan Bartlett

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• 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
• The GNOME Libraries
• A Simple GNOME Program in Several Languages
• GUI Builders
• Appendix B: Common x86 Instructions
• Data Transfer Instructions
• Integer Instructions
• Logic Instructions
• Flow Control Instructions
• Assembler Directives
• Differences in Other Syntaxes and Terminology
• Where to Go for More Information
• Appendix C: Important System Calls
• Appendix D: Table of ASCII Codes
• Appendix E: C Idioms in Assembly Language
• Function Call
• Variables and Assignment
• Loops
• Structs
• Pointers
• Getting GCC to Help
• Appendix F: Using the GDB Debugger
• An Example Debugging Session
• Breakpoints and Other GDB Features
• GDB Quick-Reference
• Appendix G: Document History
• Appendix H: GNU Free Documentation License
• Appendix I: Personal Dedication
• Index
• Index_A
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P
• Index_Q
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• Index_X
• Index_Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Examples
• List of Sidebars