Getting Started

You're going to be learning assembler.

Know your environment

"default environment settings"

1-byte opcodes

The 80x86 family was originally a CISC design, which is a design philosophy that intentionally attempts to create many instructions that perform multiple steps. In sizecoding, you are trying to perform as much work in as little space as possible, so it is helpful to know (or memorize!) every 1-byte instruction in the 80x86 family. Here's a handy chart:

Where to go from here?

Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Case Studies

Resources