A86: Re: Learn ASM? Check these out!

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A86: Re: Learn ASM? Check these out!


>I've recently uploaded my first two games to ticalc.org.  Check them out in
>the 86 assembly source section:
>
>Tic-Tac-Toe v1.0
>Space Invaders v1.0
>
>Both are heavily commented:  every line has a comment!  For everyone
>wanting to learn asm, these are a very good place to start!  Grab a copy of
>Assembly Studio 86, TI86EMU, and these programs!  Them read them,
>experiment with them, and write your own awsome game!
>
>The only way to learn asm is to start programming yourself!  You can't
>expect some tutorial to magically place the information in your head.  All
>the reading of code in the world won't make you know it.  Write a hello
>world program.  Understand exactly how it works.  Then write a simple text
>program.  Then do whatever you want.  You have to write code yourself to
>learn how to program.  No tutorial or FAQ can teach you that.  It's up to
you!


Are you mocking my site? Hehe.. well, I think a tutorial and a FAQ can give
you
answers that are not readily apparent by reading hundreds of lines of code.
And
it doesnt matter if every line is commented, if the person does not know
what you
are trying to do or the techniques involved then learning what is going on
is very
difficult.

>Here's a good exercise:  find a game with little or no comments (Patrick
>Davidson's games are excellent for this) and comment every single line!  If
>you don't know what it does, figure it out!  This is almost as good as
>writing your own code.


I do that alot. Thats the best way to figure how something works.. a great
technique

>Another:  while writting, comment every line in your source.  It forces you
>to think about what you are doing, and makes it much easier to debug.  It's
>hard to figure out what those 50 lines did when you haven't seen it in 2
>weeks.  Plus, you can figure out if the instruction is actually doing what
>you want it to do.


Tell that to Matthew Shepcar (author of Rascall, Raptor, etc).. I remember
his only
comment was like a smiley face or something.. Heheh

Later,
    Matt
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