Programming From The Ground Up - Softcover

Bartlett, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616100648 ISBN 13: 9781616100643

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 2009

Synopsis

Programming from the Ground Up uses Linux assembly language to teach new programmers the most important concepts in programming. It takes you a step at a time through these concepts: * How the processor views memory * How the processor operates * How programs interact with the operating system * How computers represent data internally * How to do low-level and high-level optimization Most beginning-level programming books attempt to shield the reader from how their computer really works. Programming from the Ground Up starts by teaching how the computer works under the hood, so that the programmer will have a sufficient background to be successful in all areas of programming. This book is being used by Princeton University in their COS 217 "Introduction to Programming Systems" course.

About this title

From the Publisher

If you ever wondered how computers really work under the hood, this book will tell you. It gets down and dirty with Linux and assembly language to show you just how your computer manages things on the low levels. This book is written with the novice in mind, but will be a benefit to anyone who is interested in learning either assembly language or how their computer really works. If you are already a programmer in another language, this book will help you see what is really happening when you program, and will make you a better programmer in whatever language you choose.

About the Author

Jonathan Bartlett is a veteran editor of books on food and cooking and the author of "The Peasant Gourmet.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1616100648
• ISBN 13: 9781616100643
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 326