Need advice for a project involving use of x64 assembler

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Hi all,
I have a project where I need to do assembler programming for performance, but I haven't played with assembler for 20 years.
The project is about number crunching, big integer crunching, but I can't relay on standard BigInt library for the main part of crunching.

I use windows 7 (64) with x64 processor.
I need 64 bits assembler.

What I have tried:

Can you advice a free development suite with editor and debugger for high level language and assembler module.
I guess something like C# or another language with BigInt library and an assembly module.

Posted 25-May-19 3:23am

Patrice T

Updated 25-May-19 4:59am

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[no name] 25-May-19 10:08am

How about visual studio?
Assembly Programming with Visual Studio.NET[^]

Patrice T 25-May-19 10:21am

Is it compatible with 64bits?
It says "It is compatible for both 16 bit and 32 bit sources."

[no name] 25-May-19 10:32am

MASM for x64 (ml64.exe) | Microsoft Docs[^]

Patrice T 25-May-19 10:38am

Thank you.
I would consider the comments as appropriate answer.

[no name] 25-May-19 10:44am

Let's wait, I hope you will get better/more concrete suggestions ;)

Patrice T 25-May-19 10:48am

I can accept more that 1 solution :)
Your comments fit the question.

Richard MacCutchan 25-May-19 10:21am

If you are not an assembly language expert then you would be better writing in one of the languages that supports big integers: C#, C++ etc.

Patrice T 25-May-19 10:33am

I said "I can't relay on standard BigInt library for the main part of crunching."
That is why I want 64 bits assembler.

Richard MacCutchan 25-May-19 10:38am

But you also said that you have not used assembler for 20 years. So the chances are that a program written in C,C++ or C# would be just as good as anything written in assembler.

Patrice T 25-May-19 10:43am

Last time I did it, it was with TurboC and Tasm, I fear it is a little outdated as of today.
I have to play with processor flags to be efficient.

Richard MacCutchan 25-May-19 11:42am

What processor flags do you think will make your code particularly efficient? The modern compilers write very efficient code these days.

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User 11060979 · Answer 1 · 2019-05-25T05:00:00

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Rather a coincidence hit with google, but I think this could help you. Visual Studio supports assembler also: MASM for x64 (ml64.exe) | Microsoft Docs[^]
Sorry for not being able to give you more background info. Anyway, I hope it helps.

Posted 25-May-19 5:00am

User 11060979