Re: Algorithms In Assembly Language


Brian asked:

What would an algorithm look like in assembly language?

Mmh..?
I think it will look like as in any other language, just
as a sequence of instructions, perhaps with conditional jumps
or 'cmovcc/setcc' and loops instead of FOR/IF/WHILE/CASE...

Sure, ASM isn't that easy readable like plain text for many
'programmers'.
But it's just a matter of familiarity and experience.
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wolfgang



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