Meaning of Hello World | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A simple script or program designed to output the text "Hello World" as a demonstration of the computer language or environment.
2. A simple first program for any purpose.
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Equivalents

Examples

“The Hello World of Web 2.0”

“Google refers to this as the "Hello World" of Google Maps.”

“Animated Clock: The Hello World of Animated and Interactive SVG”

“This is the “hello world” of parallel programming. It is a simple array assignment used to demonstrate⟳ the distribution of data among multiple tasks and the communications required to accomplish it.”

“The Land⟳ attack is famous for two reasons: It is a very elegant one or two-packet kill⟳, and it is the “hello world” of intrusion-detection filters.”

“float⟳[] blurKernel = { // the 'hello world' of Image Ops :) […] Chapter 30 is about online chat, the “hello world” of network programming.”

“I was going to make⟳ a Pong game, but I am so sick of Pong for the “hello world” of games, I thought why not a lunar lander game?”

“Thus, our goal for each experiment⟳ is to get⟳ a single LED blinking; this is the “hello world” of hardware.”

“The “hello world” of reduce⟳() is its use⟳ of a simple addition function or its lambda equivalent seen earlier in this chapter: • def mySum(x,y): return⟳ x+y • lambda x,y: x+y […] Using Twisted to implement our tiny simplistic example is like⟳ using a sledgehammer to pound a thumbtack, but you have⟳ to get⟳ started somehow, and our application is the equivalent to the “hello world” of networked applications.”

“Simple calculations and currency conversions have⟳ become⟳ the “hello world” of web service examples.”

“Trivial race⟳ between two increments. A version of this program⟳ appears in many books on concurrency or operating systems; it is the “hello world” of race⟳ conditions.”

“Plus, I also got tired of reading books, articles, and blog posts that use⟳ blog engines or some sort⟳ of content management system as the example to teach⟳ everything. The blog engine has become⟳ the “hello world” of today’s programming book.”

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