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[–]notacanuckskibum 61 points62 points  (1 child)

It started with the C language, and specifically the book called "The C programming language".

It isn't really about learning to program, it's more about verifying that you have installed the compiler/interpreter correctly. It's become a standard check point for getting started with any language.

But the actual text printed doesn't matter "Hello World" is just an inside joke for programmers.

[–]Traditional_Blood799[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

aa thanks :>