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'''Hello World''' is the canonical 'shortest example [[program]]' in any given [[programming language]]; a program which simply prints 'hello, world', and then terminates.
 
'''Hello World''' is the canonical 'shortest example [[program]]' in any given [[programming language]]; a program which simply prints 'hello, world', and then terminates.
  
It started with one in the '[[C programming language|C]] Tutorial' in [[UNIX Sixth Edition|UNIX V6]]:
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The first version appeared in "''A Tutorial Introduction to the Programming Langauge [[B programming language|B]]''":
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<pre>
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main( ) {
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extrn a, b, c;
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putchar(a); putchar(b); putchar(c); putchar('!*n');
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}
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a 'hell';
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b 'o, w';
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c 'orld';
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</pre>
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It was popularized with one in the '[[C programming language|C]] Tutorial' in [[UNIX Sixth Edition|UNIX V6]]:
  
 
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==External links==
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* [https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/bintro.html A Tutorial Introduction to the Programming Language B]
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* [https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/ctut.pdf Programming in C - A Tutorial]
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[[Category: Demo Software]]

Latest revision as of 07:10, 20 June 2023

Hello World is the canonical 'shortest example program' in any given programming language; a program which simply prints 'hello, world', and then terminates.

The first version appeared in "A Tutorial Introduction to the Programming Langauge B":

main( ) {
 extrn a, b, c;
 putchar(a); putchar(b); putchar(c); putchar('!*n');
}

a 'hell';
b 'o, w';
c 'orld';

It was popularized with one in the 'C Tutorial' in UNIX V6:

main() {
	printf("hello, world");
}

External links