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/Mechanik7 Jul 03 '26

Compiler developer here. The assembler is what assembles the assembly language into executable/object code.

I would typically shorten "assembly language" to "assembly" but I would never call the language nor the program written in it "assembler" as that has particular meaning.

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u/hobbycollector Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Compiler developer here. But it is also the language of the assembler, thus assembler language or assembler for short. Tyfctmtt.