> At the end of them you can still ask "how does the computer really work?" and not have a good answer. They tend to pass over topics that are difficult even though they are important. I will take you through the difficult issues because that is the only way to move on to masterful programming<p>> This book teaches assembly language for x86 processors and the GNU/Linux operating system. Therefore we will be giving all of the examples using the GNU/Linux standard GCC tool set.<p>interesting, close to the machine to teach how the machine works while also pulling in programming concepts.<p>> Thus, programming is not as much about communicating to a computer as it is communicating to those who come after you.<p>100% - unfortunately the content is light or non-existent on concepts i would say are essential to this part of programming, like:<p>- how to set up code to be easily maintained<p>- how to navigate code from others, especially those who don't think like you<p>- how to collaborate with others to create a program as a team<p>- etc<p>...would be interesting to see how the author would pair these concepts with x86 assembler examples.