[Freeciv-Dev] Re: OT: Hello World (was: Re: Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes (PR#1526))

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On Mon, Jun 03, 2002 at 03:38:53PM -0700, Thanasis Kinias wrote:
> scripsit Miguel Farah:
> > You *are* aware that the Hello World program is older than Unix, aren't
> > you?
> 
> OK, Miguel, I'll bite.

Not only that, Miguel reversed an implication.
If "hello world" is the first C program, it doesn't mean it
is wasn't also the first FORTRAN, COBOL or BASIC program.
 
> The oldest reference I can find for "Hello, World" is K&R.  It seems
> like an obvious thing to do, but is there any evidence of its being used
> as the canonical test program before C?

Google suggests you're right.

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