x86-64 Assembly Language Programming with Ubuntu

Reviewed by Hassan Salmani, Associate Professor, Howard University on 12/14/20

Comprehensiveness rating: 4 see less

The book presents a good coverage of x86-64 Assembly Language Programming. The book also provides some practical details regarding the execution of x86-64 instructions under the Ubuntu operating system. Further, each chapter of the book includes some exercises and suggested projects that help the reader to understand the material covered in a chapter.

Content Accuracy rating: 5

It is accurate.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 5

The subject is important in computer engineering and computer science fields considering the widespread electronic systems in human life and the importance of developing efficient programs for electronic systems.

Clarity rating: 4

The book strives to present a subject as simple as possible without overloading its readers. Further, the book pays attention to the font size of the text such that a reader becomes comfortable with the text.

Consistency rating: 5

It is consistent.

Modularity rating: 5

The subject is divided into a good number of chapters with reasonable sizes.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

The book has a good organization, and subjects are presented in a good flow. It introduces some basics such as data representation, then it describes the instruction set. The book focuses on more advanced and complex subjects such as system services and interrupts.

Interface rating: 5

The interface is fine.

Grammatical Errors rating: 4

The book is easy to read, meanwhile, it has room for improvement.

Cultural Relevance rating: 5

The book does not contain any cultural insensitive issue.

Comments

The book can serve as a good reference. A reader can significantly benefit from the book if its sample codes become available online. Dedicating a website for the book with an embedded virtual environment to practice the coding would enhance educational outcomes.

Reviewed by Mehrdad Nourai, Assistant Professor, Framingham State University on 6/13/20

Comprehensiveness rating: 4 see less

The book seems to cover many details of x86-64 Assembly, however, it does not teach how to program.

Content Accuracy rating: 5

The information I read was accurate.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 4

In the field of computer science, some books can become outdated within a year. Considering new CPU are designed every year, this book may need to be updated yearly.

Clarity rating: 4

The book does seem to provide a good amount of context and technical information about CPU and hardware.

Consistency rating: 4

The book topics are consistent.

Modularity rating: 5

I am giving full score for this one, since the author did a great job of dividing concepts and information into logical sections.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

Similar to Modularity, I am giving full score for organization of this book.

Interface rating: 4

The interface is more or less fine.

Grammatical Errors rating: 4

I am giving 4 on this one, since some statements could a have been written a bit shorter.

Cultural Relevance rating: 4

I did not see any cultural insensitive issue.

Comments

Overall, it is a great reference book.