History of the “Hello World” program

The “Hello World” program is a simple yet iconic introduction to programming languages, demonstrating the basic syntax for outputting text to the screen. This tradition started in the 1970s with the C programming language, becoming a standard first program for many learners.

For a more detailed history, see the “Hello World” program on Wikipedia.

Python Example

In Python, printing “Hello World” to the console is straightforward:

print("Hello, World!")