Learn Assembler.

[Ashish Pawar]

Hi,

I know this is 2020 and there are not many jobs for assembler. But there had been some programs in our company which are written in assembler. They abend once in a while in production and becomes nightmare to solve it. I'd like to learn reading an assembler program and solving the abends for them. Could you please guide where can I learn assembler from? Any advice is appreciated.

[Kamini Gupta]

Assembler is very tough language. And I think not many companies are using it, so there is no in learning it.

[Robert Sample]

Google "learning hlasm" to find some resources. HLASM is the current IBM mainframe assembler and there are some facilities on the Internet for learning it.

[Ashish Pawar]

Thanks for the guidance. I have started learning it again.

I am also reading about Hercules, will Hercules allow to practice assembler or do we need purchase assembler license to practice it on Hercules?

[giskard reventlov]

the free mvs family operating systems are pretty old,
but they will let You practice assembler basics and a bit more

take a look at http://wotho.ethz.ch/tk4-/

after download and unpack You will be up and running in just a few minutes
it does not have ISPF but the full screen editors are quite good anyway

[Ashish Pawar]

Thanks giskard.

What can we use in place of ISPF in Hercules?

[Ashish Pawar]

That link is very helpful, Thanks again.