Assembly/Assembler
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Should I learn this language? (Assembly/Assembler or the same right?)
I understand it''s faster than C++ I guess for animations and graphics and stuff?
quote:Original post by Xanth
Should I learn this language? (Assembly/Assembler or the same right?)
It''s called assembly. Each processor has its own command set. Many assemblers (what you use to complile assembly) also differ in syntax.
quote:Original post by Xanth
I understand it''s faster than C++ I guess for animations and graphics and stuff?
Not necessarily. It''s only potentially faster if you''re better at writing assembly than a C/C++ compiler is at converting to it (you won''t be unless you know it well).
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>>>>>Not necessarily. It''s only potentially faster if you''re better at writing assembly than a C/C++ compiler is at converting to it (you won''t be unless you know it well).<<<<<
Yeah... I don''t do anything half way so I''m sure in time I could write decent assembly. Got any opinions for books?
Yeah... I don''t do anything half way so I''m sure in time I could write decent assembly. Got any opinions for books?
Steer clear of assembler, to write in assembler and get a noticable increase in speed you''d have to be very knowledgeable and have a lot of patience, writing in assembler is slow.
When modern computer hardware is so far ahead of software why make life difficult for yourself.
,Jay
When modern computer hardware is so far ahead of software why make life difficult for yourself.
,Jay
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When modern computer hardware is so far ahead of software why make life difficult for yourself.
Some people finds amusement in complex matters. ^_^
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When modern computer hardware is so far ahead of software why make life difficult for yourself.
Some people finds amusement in complex matters. ^_^
Don''t expect faster graphics because of assembly.
The graphics card does the drawing these days.
Perhaps other parts of you code COULD benefit but it''s probably not woth the trouble.
The graphics card does the drawing these days.
Perhaps other parts of you code COULD benefit but it''s probably not woth the trouble.
quote:Original post by Jason Zelos
When modern computer hardware is so far ahead of software why make life difficult for yourself.
It might be more difficult, but it's fun to learn. Doing something big in it might be difficult. But there is a project here to write an RTS game in Assembler.
It's unlikely to be faster for graphics if you're using DirectX, but it won't be slower either (if you do it properly).
EDIT: Found link
Edited by - Useless Hacker on February 18, 2002 8:41:23 AM
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