sentence: Modular code is possible to write in assembly, but it takes extra effort.
sentences_before: A function that prints a number to the screen using BIOS interrupts written in NASM x86 assembly.
sentences_after: Note that anything that comes after a semicolon on a line is a comment and is ignored by the assembler. Putting comments in assembly language code is very important because large assembly language programs are so hard to understand.
concept_name: modular code
headings: Assembly language Example Programs
categories: Programming languages