diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -std=c11
+
+SRC = src/main.c
+OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
+TARGET = assembler
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJ)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJ)
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(OBJ) $(TARGET)
diff --git a/src/code.c b/src/code.c
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+++ b/src/code.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+char* decimal_to_fifteen_bits_binary(int decimal) {
+    char* bin = malloc(16 * sizeof(char));
+    for (int i = 14; i >= 0; i--) {
+        bin[14 - i] = (decimal & (1 << i)) ? '1' : '0';
+    }
+    bin[15] = '\0';
+    return bin;
+}
+
+char* translate_dest(const char* dest) {
+    if (dest == NULL) return strdup("000");
+    if (strcmp(dest, "M") == 0) return strdup("001");
+    if (strcmp(dest, "D") == 0) return strdup("010");
+    if (strcmp(dest, "MD") == 0) return strdup("011");
+    if (strcmp(dest, "A") == 0) return strdup("100");
+    if (strcmp(dest, "AM") == 0) return strdup("101");
+    if (strcmp(dest, "AD") == 0) return strdup("110");
+    if (strcmp(dest, "AMD") == 0) return strdup("111");
+    return strdup("000");
+}
+
+char* translate_jump(const char* jump) {
+    if (jump == NULL) return strdup("000");
+    if (strcmp(jump, "JGT") == 0) return strdup("001");
+    if (strcmp(jump, "JEQ") == 0) return strdup("010");
+    if (strcmp(jump, "JGE") == 0) return strdup("011");
+    if (strcmp(jump, "JLT") == 0) return strdup("100");
+    if (strcmp(jump, "JNE") == 0) return strdup("101");
+    if (strcmp(jump, "JLE") == 0) return strdup("110");
+    if (strcmp(jump, "JMP") == 0) return strdup("111");
+    return strdup("000");
+}
+
+char* translate_comp(const char* comp) {
+    if (comp == NULL) return strdup("0000000");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "0") == 0) return strdup("0101010");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "1") == 0) return strdup("0111111");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "-1") == 0) return strdup("0111010");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D") == 0) return strdup("0001100");
+    if (strcmp(strcmp(comp, "A") == 0 ? comp : comp, "A") == 0) return strdup("0110000"); // placeholder logic to match pattern
+    // For brevity, just implementing a few more key ones
+    if (strcmp(comp, "!D") == 0) return strdup("0001101");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "!A") == 0) return strdup("0110001");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "-D") == 0) return strdup("0001111");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "-A") == 0) return strdup("0110011");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D+1") == 0) return strdup("0011111");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "A+1") == 0) return strdup("0110111");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D-1") == 0) return strdup("0001110");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "A-1") == 0) return strdup("0110010");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D+A") == 0) return strdup("0000010");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D-A") == 0) return strdup("0010011");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "A-D") == 0) return strdup("0000111");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D&A") == 0) return strdup("0000000");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D|A") == 0) return strdup("0010101");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "M") == 0) return strdup("1110000");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "!M") == 0) return strdup("1110001");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "-M") == 0) return strdup("1110011");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "M+1") == 0) return strdup("1110111");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "M-1") == 0) return strdup("1110010");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D+M") == 0) return strdup("1000010");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D-M") == 0) return strdup("1010011");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "M-D") == 0) return strdup("1000111");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D&M") == 0) return strdup("1000000");
+    if (strcmp(comp, "D|M") == 0) return strdup("1010101");
+    return strdup("0000000");
+}
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
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+++ b/src/main.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "types.h"
+#include "parser.c"
+#include "code.c"
+
+char* remove_whitespace_and_comments(char* content) {
+    char* line = strtok(content, "\n");
+    char* new_content = malloc(strlen(content) + 1);
+    new_content[0] = '\0';
+
+    while (line != NULL) {
+        char* comment_ptr = strstr(line, "//");
+        if (comment_ptr) *comment_ptr = '\0';
+
+        // Trim leading whitespace
+        while (*line == ' ' || *line == '\t' || *line == '\r') line++;
+        
+        if (strlen(line) > 0) {
+            strcat(new_content, line);
+            strcat(new_content, "\n");
+        }
+        line = strtok(NULL, "\n");
+    }
+    return new_content;
+}
+
+char* first_pass(char* content, HashMap* table) {
+    char* lines[1000]; 
+    int line_count = 0;
+    char* line = strtok(content, "\n");
+    
+    while (line != NULL) {
+        lines[line_count++] = strdup(line);
+        line = strtok(NULL, "\n");
+    }
+
+    char* new_content = malloc(strlen(content) + 1);
+    new_content[0] = '\0';
+
+    // Handle labels (e.g., (LABEL))
+    for (int i = 0; i < line_count; i++) {
+        if (lines[i][0] == '(' && lines[i][strlen(lines[i]) - 1] == ')') {
+            char symbol[256];
+            strncpy(symbol, lines[i] + 1, strlen(lines[i]) - 2);
+            symbol[strlen(lines[i]) - 2] = '\0';
+            insert(table, symbol, i, ADDRESS_ROM);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Reconstruct content without labels
+    for (int i = 0; i < line_count; i++) {
+        if (!(lines[i][0] == '(' && lines[i][strlen(lines[i]) - 1] == ')')) {
+            strcat(new_content, lines[i]);
+            strcat(new_content, "\n");
+        }
+        free(lines[i]);
+    }
+
+    return new_content;
+}
+
+char* second_pass(char* content, HashMap* table) {
+    char* lines[1000];
+    int line_count = 0;
+    char* line = strtok(content, "\n");
+    while (line != NULL) {
+        lines[line_count++] = strdup(line);
+        line = strtok(NULL, "\n");
+    }
+
+    char* output = malloc(strlen(content) * 10 + 1); // Large enough buffer
+    output[0] = '\0';
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < line_count; i++) {
+        if (strlen(lines[i]) == 0) continue;
+
+        Instruction instr = parse(lines[i], table);
+        if (instr.type == INSTRUCTION_A) {
+            int val = atoi(instr.data.a.decimal);
+            char* bin = decimal_to_fifteen_bits_binary(&val);
+            strcat(output, "0");
+            strcat(output, bin);
+            strcat(output, "\n");
+            free(bin);
+        } else {
+            strcat(output, "111");
+            char* comp = translate_comp(instr.data.c.comp ? instr.data.c.comp : "");
+            char* dest = translate_dest(instr.data.c.dest ? instr.data.c.dest : "");
+            char* jump = translate_jump(instr.data.c.jump ? instr.data.c.jump : "");
+            strcat(output, comp);
+            strcat(output, dest);
+            strcat(output, jump);
+            strcat(output, "\n");
+            free(comp); free(dest); free(jump);
+        }
+        free(lines[i]);
+    }
+
+    return output;
+}
+
+void process(const char* path) {
+    char filepath[256];
+    strncpy(filepath, path, 255);
+    char* hack_path = strstr(filepath, ".asm");
+    if (hack_path) *hack_path = '\0';
+    strcat(filepath, ".hack");
+
+    FILE* f = fopen(path, "r");
+    if (!f) { perror("Error opening input file"); return; }
+
+    fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
+    long length = ftell(f);
+    fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
+    char* buffer = malloc(length + 1);
+    fread(buffer, 1, length, f);
+    buffer[length] = '\0';
+    fclose(f);
+
+    HashMap* table = create_map(100);
+    // Initialize predefined symbols
+    insert(table, "SP", 0, ADDRESS_RAM);
+    insert(table, "LCL", 1, ADDRESS_RAM);
+    insert(table, "ARG", 2, ADDRESS_RAM);
+    insert(table, "THIS", 3, ADDRESS_RAM);
+    insert(table, "THAT", 4, ADDRESS_RAM);
+    insert(table, "SCREEN", 16384, ADDRESS_RAM);
+    insert(table, "KBD", 24576, ADDRESS_RAM);
+    // ... (R0-R15 abbreviated)
+    for(int i=0; i<=15; i++) {
+        char r[5]; sprintf(r, "R%d", i);
+        insert(table, r, i, ADDRESS_RAM);
+    }
+
+    char* cleaned = remove_whitespace_and_comments(buffer);
+    char* first = first_pass(cleaned, table);
+    char* second = second_pass(first, table);
+
+    FILE* out = fopen(filepath, "w");
+    fprintf(out, "%s", second);
+    fclose(out);
+
+    printf("Assembly complete: %s\n", filepath);
+
+    free(buffer); free(cleaned); free(first); free(second);
+    free_map(table);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        printf("Usage: %s <file.asm>\n", argv[0]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    process(argv[1]);
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
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+++ b/src/parser.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "types.h"
+
+// Simple hash map implementation for C
+typedef struct Node {
+    char* key;
+    int value;
+    Address address;
+    struct Node* next;
+} Node;
+
+typedef struct {
+    Node** table;
+    int size;
+} HashMap;
+
+unsigned int hash(const char* key, int size) {
+    unsigned int h = 0;
+    while (*key) h = h * 31 + *key++;
+    return h % size;
+}
+
+HashMap* create_map(int size) {
+    HashMap* map = malloc(sizeof(HashMap));
+    map->size = size;
+    map->table = calloc(size, sizeof(Node*));
+    return map;
+}
+
+void insert(HashMap* map, const char* key, int value, Address address) {
+    unsigned int h = hash(key, map->size);
+    Node* new_node = malloc(sizeof(Node));
+    new_node->key = strdup(key);
+    new_node->value = value;
+    new_node->address = address;
+    new_node->next = map->table[h];
+    map->table[h] = new_node;
+}
+
+Node* get(HashMap* map, const char* key) {
+    unsigned int h = hash(key, map->size);
+    Node* curr = map->table[h];
+    while (curr) {
+        if (strcmp(curr->key, key) == 0) return curr;
+        curr = curr->next;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void remove_key(HashMap* map, const char* key) {
+    unsigned int h = hash(key, map->size);
+    Node* curr = map->table[h];
+    Node* prev = NULL;
+    while (curr) {
+        if (strcmp(curr->key, key) == 0) {
+            if (prev) prev->next = curr->next;
+            else map->table[h] = curr->next;
+            free(curr->key);
+            free(curr);
+            return;
+        }
+        prev = curr;
+        curr = curr->next;
+    }
+}
+
+void free_map(HashMap* map) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < map->size; i++) {
+        Node* curr = map->table[i];
+        while (curr) {
+            Node* temp = curr;
+            curr = curr->next;
+            free(temp->key);
+            free(temp);
+        }
+    }
+    free(map->table);
+    free(map);
+}
+
+// Parser implementation
+Instruction parse(const char* instruction, HashMap* table) {
+    char* instr_copy = strdup(instruction);
+    Instruction result;
+
+    if (instr_copy[0] == '@') {
+        char* val_str = instr_copy + 1;
+        char* endptr;
+        long val = strtol(val_str, &endptr, 10);
+
+        if (*endptr == '\0') {
+            result.type = INSTRUCTION_A;
+            result.data.a.decimal = strdup(val_str);
+        } else {
+            Node* node = get(table, val_str);
+            if (node) {
+                char buf[32];
+                sprintf(buf, "%ld", node->value);
+                result.type = INTRUCTION_A;
+                result.data.a.decimal = strdup(buf);
+            } else {
+                // Finding max address logic simplified for brevity
+                int max_addr = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < table->size; i++) {
+                    Node* curr = table->table[i];
+                    while (curr) {
+                        if (curr->address == ADDRESS_RAM && curr->value > max_addr) {
+                            max_addr = curr->value;
+                        }
+                        curr = curr->next;
+                    }
+                }
+                int next_addr = max_addr + 1;
+                char buf[32];
+                sprintf(buf, "%d", next_addr);
+                insert(table, val_str, next_addr, ADDRESS_RAM);
+                result.type = INSTRUCTION_A;
+                result.data.a.decimal = strdup(buf);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        result.type = INSTRUCTION_C;
+        result.data.c.dest = NULL;
+        result.data.c.comp = NULL;
+        result.data.c.jump = NULL;
+
+        char* eq = strchr(instr_copy, '=');
+        char* semi = strchr(instr_copy, ';');
+
+        if (eq && semi) {
+            // dest=comp;jump
+            size_t dest_len = eq - instr_copy;
+            result.data.c.dest = strndup(instr_copy, dest_len);
+            size_t comp_len = semi - (eq + 1);
+            result.data.c.comp = strndup(eq + 1, comp_len);
+            result.data.c.jump = strdup(semi + 1);
+        } else if (eq && !semi) {
+            // dest=comp
+            size_t dest_len = eq - instr_copy;
+            result.data.c.dest = strndup(instr_copy, dest_len);
+            result.data.c.comp = strdup(eq + 1);
+        } else if (!eq && semi) {
+            // comp;jump
+            size_t comp_len = semi - instr_copy;
+            result.data.c.comp = strndup(instr_copy, comp_len);
+            result.data.c.jump = strdup(semi + 1);
+        } else {
+            // comp
+            result.data.c.comp = strdup(instr_copy);
+        }
+    }
+
+    free(instr_copy);
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
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index 0000000..1f5b070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types.h
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+#ifndef TYPES_H
+#define TYPES_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+    char* decimal;
+} AInstruction;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char* dest;
+    char* comp;
+    char* jump;
+} CInstruction;
+
+typedef enum {
+    ADDRESS_RAM,
+    ADDRESS_ROM
+} Address;
+
+typedef enum {
+    INSTRUCTION_A,
+    INSTRUCTION_C
+} InstructionType;
+
+typedef struct {
+    InstructionType type;
+    union {
+        AInstruction a;
+        CInstruction c;
+    } data;
+} Instruction;
+
+#endif // TYPES_H