Assembler

Considering that I've never made money as an Assembler programmer, it's interesting that my first published article was about Assembler code!

Assembler, of course, is that very low-level language that is to programming what bricks are to architecture. It's my opinion that every programmer should be required to learn it—and then never have to use it.

There are, however, a few things that can be done only in Assembler, as the following article demonstrates.

Your Own Boot Sector Program