Some languages are hard to get started in. FASM appears to be one of these languages because the documentation is not detailed enough for a beginner. That's a shame because FASM is (in my opinion) one of the better assemblers. The following snippet is a simple Hello, world! program which FASM will directly output an executable on Windows.
The C run-time library is used by accessing the msvcrt DLL, so a linker isn't necessary.
format PE console
entry start
include 'C:\fasm\include\win32a.inc'
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section '.data' data readable writeable
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hello_msg db 'Hello, world!',0
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section '.code' code readable executable
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start:
ccall [printf],hello_msg
ccall [getchar]
stdcall [ExitProcess],0
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section '.idata' import data readable
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library kernel,'kernel32.dll',\
msvcrt,'msvcrt.dll'
import kernel,\
ExitProcess,'ExitProcess'
import msvcrt,\
printf,'printf',\
getchar,'_fgetchar'We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.