Re: assembler too hard?


Matt C. wrote:
>>> If you are going to program in Windows you
>>> should download the latest sdk (2004 windows
>>> xp sp2 update) from the microsoft's download
>>> center.
>
>
>> After downloading it what do I do with it?
>> In other words how much asm window knowledge
>> do I need and where can I find it?
>
>
> Well, you download it and install it.
> This contains all the documentation\examples\tools
> for the windows platform programming environment.
> The total sdk size is about ~266mb, BUT, you can download
> it in 25mb pieces. So it would help to have a fast internet
> connection.
> the Link is:
> http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/XPSP2FULLIn...


Well I cannot download all that, I have a limited
connection. Anyway I noticed the assembler Windows
examples seemed to compile with whatever include
files came with the tutorials?

Also the C tutorials, which I thought might be an easier
way to learn Windows programming, also compile without
anything being downloaded?

[...]

> most of the assembly code, is poorly commented,
> [my examples too =*). ]
> I hate to say. The Iczelion's Tutorials are probably
> the best place to start if your going to program for
> windows. the code use's the masm compiler.
> Here is the link: http://win32asm.cjb.net/

Iczelion's Tutorials really assume a knowledge
of Windows programming ( presumably via C ) and
a knowledge of the high level directives used
by MASM which weren't in the MASM DOS code that
I learnt to program assembler DOS with.

[...]

>> Windows assembly might be too difficult or
>> the learning curve too steep compared with
>> simple DOS assembly.
>
>
> Not really, thanks to Fasm, and Masm, windows
> assembly isn't that much harder at all. Once
> you learn the basics, window creation and
> text output.

As there are no tutorials to teach assembler
Windows programming I will have to learn it
using C, after which will I have any incentive
to ever use assembler again?

I just started with Windows and C today and the
difference between that and trying to get started
with Windows and Assembler were like night and
day in terms of how easy it was. I didn't have
to worry about different assembler syntax, nor
the setting of pathways or finding any other
stuff to make it all work! Build All... Run!

Cheers,

John Casey

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