On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:43:00 -0400, Steve Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>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 <[email protected]> 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, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 After "Hello World!" maybe the next step would be "99 Bottles of Beer"! :-)> http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/ After a few real beers, the virtual beers would be a lot harder! Ha Ha -- Dale R. Smith ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
