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Structured assembly language programming

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 1

Pages 193 - 200

https://doi.org/10.1145/953051.801367

Published: 01 February 1982 Publication History

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For those of us who are essentially high level programmers, the intricacies and lack of structure in assembly language programs are often an insurmountable barrier to effective assembly language programming. This paper attempts to show a way to overcome this barrier. Structured pseudocode is used to solve the problem just as if the solution were to be coded in PL/I, PASCAL, ADA, or some other structured high level language. Then the structured pseudocode is “compiled” into assembly language using appropriate labels to show the structure of the assembly language program.

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Cook, Robert N., "Structured Programming Using BASIC," SIGCSE Bulletin, Vol. 12, No. 1, (Presented at Eleventh Annual SIGCSE Symposium).

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Bolanakis DEvangelakis GGlavas EKotsis K(2011)A teaching approach for bridging the gap between low‐level and high‐level programming using assembly language learning for small microcontrollersComputer Applications in Engineering Education10.1002/cae.2033319:3(525-537)Online publication date: 3-Aug-2011
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Tangorra F(1990)The role of the computer architecture simulator in the laboratoryACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/126445.12644722:2(5-10)Online publication date: 1-Jun-1990
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Donahue B(1988)Using assembly language to teach concepts in the introductory courseACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/52965.5300320:1(158-162)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1988
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Structured assembly language programming
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Designing software
      1. Software implementation planning
        Software design techniques
    2. Software development techniques
  2. Software notations and tools
    1. Context specific languages
      1. Macro languages
    2. General programming languages
      1. Language features
        Control structures
      2. Language types
        Assembly languages

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 14, Issue 1

Proceedings of the 13th SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education

February 1982

278 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/953051

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SIGCSE '82: Proceedings of the thirteenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
February 1982
271 pages
ISBN:0897910672
DOI:10.1145/800066
Chairmen:
John F. Dalphin,
Robert A. Barrett,
John T. Gorgone

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Bolanakis DEvangelakis GGlavas EKotsis K(2011)A teaching approach for bridging the gap between low‐level and high‐level programming using assembly language learning for small microcontrollersComputer Applications in Engineering Education10.1002/cae.2033319:3(525-537)Online publication date: 3-Aug-2011
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Tangorra F(1990)The role of the computer architecture simulator in the laboratoryACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/126445.12644722:2(5-10)Online publication date: 1-Jun-1990
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/126445.126447
Donahue B(1988)Using assembly language to teach concepts in the introductory courseACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/52965.5300320:1(158-162)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1988
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/52965.53003
Donahue B(1988)Using assembly language to teach concepts in the introductory courseProceedings of the nineteenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/52964.53003(158-162)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1988
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/52964.53003
Leeper RRehmer K(1986)Structured Assembly language in VAX-11 MACROACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/953055.563218:1(53-60)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1986
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Molluzzo J(1984)Modular assembler language programmingACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/989357.98936216:3(17-20)Online publication date: 1-Sep-1984
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Sebesta R(1983)The suitability of the VAX for a course in assembly languageACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/952978.80106015:1(253-257)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1983
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Cook R(1983)Advanced problem solving and algorithm developmentACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/952978.80104415:1(193-195)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1983
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Silver JLeeper R(1983)Schemata for teaching structured assembly language programmingACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/952978.80103315:1(128-132)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1983
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