The Art of 64-bit Assembly
The Art of 64-bit Assembly by Randall Hydeby Randall Hyde
The most recommended of 3 assembly language books
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good book overall
“it's a great book compared to the previous version”
Comment from 1 Aug 2026 in “The Art of 64-bit Assembly” “It's good, but I prefer Ray Seyfarth's book.”
Comment from 2 Aug 2026 in “The Art of 64-bit Assembly” “Volume 1 is actually a really good book.”
Comment from 2 Aug 2026 in “The Art of 64-bit Assembly”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
AI-produced text in opening
“launching forth into a hundred words of AI-produced text is not very appetizing”
Comment from 1 Aug 2026 in “The Art of 64-bit Assembly” Ray Seyfarth's book preferred
“It's good, but I prefer Ray Seyfarth's book.”
Comment from 2 Aug 2026 in “The Art of 64-bit Assembly”
Other assembly language books people recommend
The two most recommended other assembly language books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of 64-bit Assemblyby Randall HydeThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
| Machine Language for Beginnersby Richard Mansfield | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Assembly Linesby Roger Wagner | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's good, but I prefer Ray Seyfarth's book.”
“One of the few authors with truly great depth.”
“Volume 1 is actually a really good book.”
“it's a great book compared to the previous version”
“Weird title for a book on assembly”
“launching forth into a hundred words of AI-produced text is not very appetizing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.