Besides Bob's rationale, getting HelloWorld to compile & run also ensures that the infrastructure & environment you need is present and working.
sas On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 12:11 PM Bob Bridges <robhbrid...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just my opinion, but if you mean the hello-world program is maximally > trivial, fine. But it does have its importance: It demonstrates to every > new programming student or wannabe that HE CAN MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. That > first recognition can be pretty cool to watch. It's also the first thing I > write when tackling a new language; when I can get my first program to > display "Hi, there!", I know I'm on the right track. > > I never sneer at that particular first step, however trivial it seems > later. > > --- > Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > > /* Another reason why creative individuals prefer to work at home, as > opposed to an office, is that when you need to scratch yourself, you don't > have to sneak behind the copying machine and settle for a hasty grope. At > home, you can rear back and assault the affected region with both hands, > or, if you want, gardening implements. -Dave Barry */ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Robert Prins > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 15:40 > > About the dumbest program ever. > > --- On 2020-04-09 18:04, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > > On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 12:55:11 -0400, scott Ford wrote: > > > - any sort of "Hello world" program > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- sas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
