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ASM > newbie - hex question

#2733 - Saj - Tue Feb 11, 2003 5:03 pm

Hi, I'm studying C/C++ to become a programmer. I want to learn some assembly to stop myself from "borrowing" classes that other people have written. (i.e. I want to personally speak to mr arm processor and tell him he better display my sprite!)

Anyways, My question is : Do I need to practice Hex to fully understand assembly?

I ask this because I read things like;

Code:

Mode 3:
Standard 16-bit bitmapped (non-paletted) 240x160 mode. The map starts at 0x06000000 and is 0x12C00 bytes long. See the Color Format table above for the format of these bytes.


Question again : Do I need to fully understand hex(convert hex in my head) to fully understand assembly?

Thanks :)