Gink

Hi, I just finished reading this beginners level book on ASM.
Assembly Step by Step (Dos/Linux)

Anyway, I want to learn more ASM, but many of the books seem obsolete (Focus on DOS and not Windows or Linux). Are the DOS books worth reading anymore (Such as the 16 bit AOA DOS version)? Many people say the new AOA book with protected mode is good, but it uses a pseudo assembly language throughout the whole book.

Are there any protected mode books that use real asm?

Anyway, I want to learn enough ASM so that I can constantly beat the compiler in terms of speed etc.

Mjordan2nd

Ehh, I don't know what else to suggest, but that is one awesome book, isn't it.

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Gink

Yeah step by step was a good book, but I want use ASM so I need some more advanced books imo(non obsolete ones).

lostcauz

There is a definite lack of decent books on 32 bit assembly programming. 'Art Of Assembly' comes to mind as one of the better ones but uses a higher level language similar to c++. There is some good info there and Randall Hyde is an excellent author. This can be found online with a simple google search. As usual, I recommend downloading the MASM32 package maintained by Hutch. There is a huge user base along with a plethora of examples both in the MASM32 package and on the internet. These should get you started if you're interested. You may also want to check out FASM which is an awesome assembler but lacks the strong user base and numerous examples MASM32 provides. Good luck.

Google Keywords:
Art of Assembly
MASM32
Iczelion tutorials
FASM

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Gink

Would it be better to ignore the syntax and the HLA language and just read the other information it has? I dont like how he changed the syntax of assembly to things like Mov(0,EAX) etc.