Why do so many programming tutorials begin with “Hello, World”? Where did this tradition start?
Hint 1: It was popularized by the K&R book “The C Programming Language.”
Hint 2: Brian Kernighan wrote it in an early Bell Labs memo and it was an example in the 1978 K&R C book.
Solution:
Hello, World! as a programming example originated at Bell Labs. Brian Kernighan included a “hello, world” output example in an internal 1974 memo for the B language, and it was famously featured in the 1978 book “The C Programming Language” by Kernighan and Ritchie. That book’s use of “Hello, World!” made it the standard first program for learners.
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