# The Art of 64-bit Assembly by Randall Hyde

6 Hacker News commenters recommended The Art of 64-bit Assembly by Randall Hyde and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a good, in-depth book on 64-bit assembly, with the newer volume seen as an improvement on the previous version. Some readers prefer Ray Seyfarth's book instead.

## Why people recommend it

- Good book overall (3 comments): "it's a great book compared to the previous version" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49137203)) "It's good, but I prefer Ray Seyfarth's book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143211)) "Volume 1 is actually a really good book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49139905))

## What people warn about

- AI-produced text in opening (1 comments): "launching forth into a hundred words of AI-produced text is not very appetizing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49135641))
- Ray Seyfarth's book preferred (1 comments): "It's good, but I prefer Ray Seyfarth's book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143211))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Machine Language for Beginners by Richard Mansfield](https://hackerapproved.com/p/machine-language-for-beginners.md): 5 recommend
- [Assembly Lines by Roger Wagner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/assembly-lines.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Art+of+64-bit+Assembly+by+Randall+Hyde&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Art of 64-bit Assembly by Randall Hyde", https://hackerapproved.com/p/art-of-64-bit-assembly/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).