Hello world!

Yes indeed! Hello World! I have often wondered where the "Hello world" sample style of programming has originated from. Most often seen in programming circles, there are countless "Hello World" programs available.

A quick Google search reveals that in 1972, a piece of literature written by Brian Kernighan, entitled, Tutorial Introduction to the Language B, shows us the first usage of the words "hello" and "world" used together in a structured statement.

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

Well, so much for the history lesson today. More about "Hello World" can be read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_world

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