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		gens on Nov 28, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Learning to Read X86 Assembly Language I remember reading a long time ago about the syntaxes and the author said that it is because AT&T assembled faster. Makes sense considering that the intel syntax requires some backtracking (or more of temporary data). (please don't upvote if you agree, i'm at 69 points :)

nkurz on Nov 28, 2016 | [–]

Apparently someone ignored your request, so I fixed it for you.

pcwalton on Nov 28, 2016 | [–]

> Makes sense considering that the intel syntax requires some backtracking (or more of temporary data).

That would imply that the Intel syntax is not LL(1) or LR(1). Are you sure?

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