Hello World in Geek

1Hello World is an innocent enough phrase, but it actually means a lot more to geeks. In programming, a Hello World program is the first thing aspiring programmers are taught to write. Their introduction into programming often starts with the exercise of piecing together a set of instructions to make their programs say Hello World. Writing it allows a new learner to grasp the basic rules in authoring programs. It does something simple enough, it just displays the message Hello World. That's it.

Want learn more? Head on over to The Hello World Collection to see samples of code that explore Hello World in all it's simple geek glory.