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Learn x86-64 assembly by writing a GUI from scratch (gaultier.github.io)
submitted 1 year ago by learnbyexample@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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Most people think assembly is only to be used to write toy programs for learning purposes, or to write a highly optimized version of a specific function inside a codebase written in a high-level language.

Well, what if we wrote a whole program in assembly that opens a GUI window? It will be the hello world of the GUI world, but that still counts.

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[-] mrkite@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

I think this is a good idea, at the very least to teach how x11 works, since a lot of that gets buried in libraries. I just have two concerns.

One: I'm a little confused to why you decided to use the stack as temporary storage in the stdout pointer example as opposed to using a global .data segment. Using the stack for locals, the stack for function arguments, and basic pointers is a lot to cover all at once.

and two: you should really give a higher level overview of x11 first. Otherwise you're just randomly opening a socket and stuffing data into it without explaining why.

[-] learnbyexample@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

I'm just sharing the article here.

You might be able to reach the author via https://github.com/gaultier/blog/issues or https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippegaultier/

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