Hi!

[Astro]

Hi!

Just getting started with assembly programming on Windows. Previous experience includes machine code programming on Motorola 65xx, 68xx, assembly programming for PIC, and .NET on Windows.

Got some stuff I need to do, and I'm really struggling with C/C++ (no idea why - it just isn't jiving). It suddenly occurred to me to try assembly programming instead. So far, I'm liking what I see A LOT!!!!  :dance:

I could do with some guidance on fundamental Windows programming (the skeleton type stuff), and later, help with diving into the heart of the Windows Kernel and drivers. I've already found a few great sites covering the basics, so I'm reading those meticulously at the moment. I'm sure I'll have questions.

I'm looking at producing security related software (don't worry - it is NOT with the aim to hack or other illegal activities!!!!  :eek ) and some of the things I'd like to do I just don't feel can be done in C/C++ in the first instance. I also like the attraction of faster, smaller code.

I've already seen a thread about starting an OpenGL group, programming in assembler - I'm in!

I'm already familiar with the Windows API, have used VB since Version 5, and currently use VB.NET. The apps I tend to write are the usual office apps talking to database back-ends. Nothing particularly difficult, but the security type software I wish to produce demands something sleek and elegant.

[Neo]

Welcome to the forum!  :bg
You should be able to find help here on all sorts of topics, so hopefully you can get any questions answered when they come up.
Best of luck!  :U

[dedndave]

hi Astro - welcome to the forum
Iczelion is a good place to start...
http://website.masm32.com/iczelion/iczelion.zip

[Astro]

Thanks!!!

:D

[sinsi]

Gday Astro, welcome.

On the topic of security, maybe we could start a subforum eh hutch? Now we have UAC and stuff, it's a bit more pervasive (might be a bit hard to police though).

[Astro]

I think that would be good - security from the programming angle rather than that of sys admin etc...

+1!

[disintx]

The forum would have to have very strict rules on what is and what is not allowed, as I can see it turning into people asking about "how to break x"...
But I think a security-software development forum would be cool, as in developing firewalls and sandboxes and such. I think that's what you mean :)

[Farabi]

Yeah, I'd like to learn some about security too.

[hutch--]

Guys,

If you are interested in that type of stuff, go to Ghirai's forum as it is geared for topics of that type.

[ecube]

Hi,
welcome to the forum http://www.freewebs.com/four-f/ has a lot of great examples etc on driver development with masm32.