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Intended for C and C++ programmers, this book introduces assembly language instructions, explains how compilers create assembly language routines from C and C++ programs, and shows how the generated assembly language routines can be spruced up to increase the performance of an application. The examples are coded to run on the Linux operating system and an Intel processor. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
More Reviews and RecommendationsRichard Blum has worked for a large U.S. government organization for more than 15 years. During that time, he has had the opportunity to program utilities in various programming languages: C, C++, Java, and Microsoft VB.NET and C#. With this experience, Rich has often found the benefit of reviewing assembly language code generated by compilers and utilizing assembly language routines to speed up higher-level language programs.
Rich has a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, where he worked on many assembly language projects. (Of course, this was back in the eight-bit processor days.) He also has a master of science degree in management from Purdue University, specializing in Management Information Systems.