Masm32 Doc

[Statix Star]

What do you guys think?

I don't have a PDF for professionals, HTML is decided not to be publish. The system engineer and the assembly database are to be release in different packages. I wanted to make this doc for the principal use for teaching and learning at the same time.

[Statix Star]

Hey Hutch,

The test department has some bad grammars and I was thinking in gathering everything I can for the Masm32, to produce a complete package. A book to be publish was somehow a goal to complete. But if I can't I could ask a favor of those who can.
I really don't have the type of character in writing a book or doc. Until I learm asm let's better switch for a while you maintain the
docs and I maintain Masm and Masm32. :toothy

[Relvinian]

I think it would be very cool if we could get an updated help file and some new books on how to program with MASM v6.14 - v8.0. If books would come out and we could get a lot of online help plus a nice collection of examples and libraries, the ASM market for programming would be a nice alternative to some of the other languages.

The one reason people count ASM out is because it isn't portable to another OS. But I'm sure as time goes on with more and more people using ASM for their products, there will be either an assembler capable of compiling for multiple OSes or OSes will have software available to run "full emulators".

With that being said, I'm not really sure if MASM is the best ASM compiler to try and get the mass population to use. Microsoft hasn't been very supportive of the ASM community in way of proudcing a sellable package anymore. The only time you can get updates to MASM for the new instruction sets introduced by AMD, INTEL and other chip makers is to own some Microsoft developemt package (like Visual Studio).

By supporting a third part assembler, some thing like GoASM, FASM, etc, which are updated when needed (because of bugs, features, etc),  we may be able to get more of a general assembler market, etc.

Relvinian

PS - Dont get me wrong. I use MASM a lot still.  ;-)

[Statix Star]

Hi I updated the doc, I just fix some mistakes and optimize the file. There's nothing new in the way to learn.

[hutch--]

Char,

You probably have the start of a good tutorial there. If you develop the idea, it could end up being very useful to other people learning assembler.

[Statix Star]

Thanks,

I will be developing when I learn the lessons of the parts.

[Statix Star]

I put it in my site so it won't take space in the forum.  http://xorslash.freefronthost.com/
Also, if anyone can help me, how can I put a counter to a DOWNLOAD?