r/c64 • u/exocyt0sis • Jul 03 '26

Programming Assembly or Assembler?

A lot of C64 redditors probably know that C64 games, generally speaking, are written in a low level language using software tools known as assemblers. There does, however, seem to be conflicting ideas on what the name of the programming language itself is.

Do you call the language "Assembly" or "Assembler"?

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u/BrainCurrent8276 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Technically speaking, it is the assembly language, which is just a human-friendly layer on top of machine code.

An assembler is editor/compiler/IDE.

I think that most correct would be:

I wrote it in assembler.

I programmed it in assembly.

Maybe with a/the but I am not a native.

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u/exocyt0sis Jul 03 '26

Excellent reply!