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int_19h
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AT&T Syntax versus Intel Syntax (2001)
It's even more confusing if moves have a different operation order from arithmetic ops and comparisons, no?
mixmastamyk
on Nov 14, 2022
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No, each should have what makes sense, whether analogous to math or a shell command.
int_19h
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This implies that dst<-src "doesn't make sense"; but then why does practically every programming language use this ordering?
mixmastamyk
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A minor historical mistake/misdesign around the equals sign. Looks like algebra but fundamentally different.
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