Presents assembly language from the high-level programmer's point of view, so you can start writing meaningful programs within days. The High Level Assembler (HLA) that accompanies the book is the first assembler that allows you to write portable assembly language programs that run under either Linux or Windows with nothing more than a recompile. The CD-ROM includes the HLA and the HLA Standard Library, all the source code from the book, and over 50,000 lines of additional sample code, all well-documented and tested. The code compiles and runs as-is under Windows and Linux.

Randall Hyde has taught assembly language programming at the university level for over a decade and has developed several commercial software systems. His website, Webster: The Place on the Net to Learn Assembly Language Programming is the premier destination for anyone learning assembly, with well over 2 million visitors. Hyde is the author of Write Great Code, Volume 1 and Write Great Code, Volume 2 and co-author of The Waite Group's MASM 6.0 Bible (Sams).