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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. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 13 June 2025
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 Language 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
- S. C. Johnson, B. W. Kernighan, The Programming Language B
- B. W. Kernighan, A Tutorial Introduction to the Programming Language B
- Brian W. Kernighan, Programming in C - A Tutorial