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A '''"Hello World!" program''' ('''"Hello, World!"''', etc.) is a [[computer program (nonfiction) | [[File:Hello,_world_in_C.svg|thumb|C-language "Hello, World" source code. This first known "Hello, world" snippet from the seminal book The C Programming Language originates from Brian Kernighan in the Bell Laboratories in 1974.]]A '''"Hello World!" program''' ('''"Hello, World!"''', etc.) is a [[computer program (nonfiction)|computer program]] that outputs '''"Hello World!"''' (or some variation) on a display device. | ||
It demonstrates that a simple program runs correctly. | It demonstrates that a simple program runs correctly. | ||
Hello World is a traditional exercise for beginning programmers. | Hello World is a traditional exercise for beginning programmers. | ||
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Experienced programmers may write a Hello World program when learning a new programming language. | Experienced programmers may write a Hello World program when learning a new programming language. | ||
== | == In the News == | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Less World, More Hello]] | * [[Less World, More Hello]] | ||
* [[ | * [[The Man Who Would Not Say Hello World]] | ||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Computer program (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Computer science (nonfiction)]] | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_World!%22_program "Hello, World!" program] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_World!%22_program "Hello, World!" program] @ Wikipedia | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:57, 23 August 2016
A "Hello World!" program ("Hello, World!", etc.) is a computer program that outputs "Hello World!" (or some variation) on a display device.
It demonstrates that a simple program runs correctly.
Hello World is a traditional exercise for beginning programmers.
Experienced programmers may write a Hello World program when learning a new programming language.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- "Hello, World!" program @ Wikipedia