# 6502 Assembly Language Programming by Lance A. Leventhal

7 Hacker News commenters recommended 6502 Assembly Language Programming by Lance A. Leventhal and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a comprehensive, readable 6502 assembly book that people learned from and used for Apple II programming.

## Why people recommend it

- Taught people 6502 assembly (2 comments): "I have learned 6502 assembler (and assembler) in general with" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46844553)) "This is how I learned. This book is great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46783002))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0931988276?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780931988271) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "6502 Assembly Language Programming by Lance A. Leventhal", https://hackerapproved.com/p/6502-assembly-language-programming/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).