Re: Programming: Not stressful? Yeah, right...

Dave wrote:
> Whoever said programming is a low stress hobby/career has
> obviously never attempted to programm in ASM. For months I was
> debating whether or not I should learn ASM, and for some stupid
> reason, I decided to breakdown and buy a few books about it.
> It's been about 3 months since then, and I've never been so
> stressed out in my entire life trying to learn it. It's just too
> difficult. I have a strong background in C and C++, so I thought
> I'd pick up ASM quickly. Boy, was I ever wrong.

It is really a question of "getting used to". The level of difficulty
greatly depends on the platform (especially if you go outside of the arena
of PCs). Back in the days I thought I couldn't get my head around it, but
then I read Mastering Turbo Assembler. It is old, and I am not sure if new
editions are being printed and if it is x86 assembler you are trying to
learn.

I would recommend doing all the exercises that are in those books. That is
probably the best way to learn, and a good book (be it for novices) will
ease into the matter.

Good luck,

--
Martijn
http://www.sereneconcepts.nl


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