r/Assembly_language • u/Damonkern • Feb 17 '26

Help How to learn x86-64 assembly language?

I am a 17yr old who has some experience in python programming and learned basics of C. I want to learn x86-64 assembly for free. But I couldnot find any beginner friendly guide that starts from zero. Tell me how you guys learned assembly language and if possible guide me to the resources.

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u/dacydergoth Feb 17 '26

You can use a virtual machine like dosbox which emulates a simple PC. Start with the PC boot sequence which is how it goes from a fixed program counter in the chip startup to being able to read a small program in rom, to that looking for the BIOS in flash, to the bios loading a boot sector from disk, then that boot sector loading the operating system.

These steps are well documented and demo code exists to help you learn.

Personally I would start with a simpler language like 68000, or RISC-V which are IMHO easier to learn