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'''Hello World''' is often one of the first programs that a [[programmer]] writes when learning a [[programming language]].  It introduces the [[programmer]] to the constructs that he/she will be dealing with in the particular language at hand, familiarizing him with [[variable (programming)|variables]] and output.  Another such quintessential program, the '''99 Bottles of Beer''' program, prints the lyrics to the past-time song "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" from 99 to 0 and terminates.  This program helps the beginning programmer learn [[iteration|loops]] or [[recursion]].
The '''Hello World''' program is probably the most widely recreated piece of software ever as it is used by many programming languages books and articles as a cursory introduction into a language's [[syntax]]. It was introduced in the book ''The C Programming Language'' and is often one of the first programs that a [[programmer]] writes when learning a [[programming language]], as it introduces the [[programmer]] to the constructs that he/she will be dealing with in the particular language at hand, familiarizing him with [[variable (programming)|variables]] and output.


== See Also ==
== See also ==


[http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/ 99 Bottles of Beer.net]
[[99 Bottles of Beer]]


[[Category: CZ Live]]
== External links==
 
[http://www.roesler-ac.de/wolfram/hello.htm The Hello World Collection] (more than 300 programming languages)
 
[[Category:CZ Live]]
[[Category:Computers Workgroup]]
[[Category:Computers Workgroup]]

Revision as of 13:20, 2 April 2007

The Hello World program is probably the most widely recreated piece of software ever as it is used by many programming languages books and articles as a cursory introduction into a language's syntax. It was introduced in the book The C Programming Language and is often one of the first programs that a programmer writes when learning a programming language, as it introduces the programmer to the constructs that he/she will be dealing with in the particular language at hand, familiarizing him with variables and output.

See also

99 Bottles of Beer

External links

The Hello World Collection (more than 300 programming languages)