This my sound like a bit of a noob question, but it has always occured to me. On screen, we get hexadecimal code, but the processor doesnt understand that right? So, if I make a program in Hex, would I have to compile it, I understnad that Hex is shorthand binary, but would I?

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Lol, we're all noobs sometime.
You wouldn't have to compile it.
You'd just have to find a way to save it in that format, like through a hexadecimal editor,
because normally data is saved in bytes (1 byte= 2 hexes = 256 binary bits)

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I don't quite understand what you mean by 'Hexadecimal Code'. Can you elaborate? I should be able to answer your question, I've been writing in assembly for 3 years. If your talking about data, such as:



Then that will be turned into binary when it compiles. Or if you mean you are writing a program totally in Hex, that will work too. The compiler will convert that into code that the computer can understand.

Also,


The above is wrong. 1 byte consists of 8 bits, thus making 256 possible characters.

 

 

 

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Ah! Sorry about that. Heh, you'd think after programming in Z80 assembly for 4 years
you'd get that down. Anyway, ghostrider's right.

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