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2025-02-06

6502 is a Good Starting Point for Beginning Assembly Programming

The 6502 processor is recommended as an ideal starting point for learning assembly programming due to its simplicity with only 6 registers and 56 instructions, making core concepts easily digestible. Extensive learning resources and emulators are available through multiple platforms, though its practical applications are limited to retro programming.

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