By tradition, the first program many people write simply makes the computer display 'Hello, World'.

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Why it matters

The idea in context

The tradition spread through The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritchie, where a tiny program printed “hello, world.” It survives because it proves the whole toolchain works before the real complexity begins.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Gelenek gereği birçok insanın yazdığı ilk program, bilgisayara yalnızca 'Hello, World' yazdırır.

Gelenek, Kernighan ve Ritchie’nin The C Programming Language kitabındaki “hello, world” yazdıran küçük programla yayıldı. Bugün hâlâ yaşar; çünkü gerçek karmaşıklık başlamadan önce bütün araç zincirinin çalıştığını kanıtlar.

Source trail

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Programming tradition (Kernighan).

Background reading: "Hello, World!" programAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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