hello world

The first program a programmer writes of a given language is usually written to print out the phrase "hello world" to test basic skills.

<?php

function Hello() {
echo ("Hello World!/n");
}

for ($i; $i=10; $i++) {
Hello();
}

?>

by Thrash January 24, 2004

hello world

What the harlequin fetus says when it pops out.

"Hello, world!" said the bloody, scabbed fetus.

by bryan May 24, 2004

hello world

Relating to the limited abilities of a person claiming to be knowledgable of computer science.

The man's manner of corporate success was incredible since his software team knew his hello-world expertise.

by J. G. January 21, 2004

hello world

Popular phrase used by radio top-jock John Laws on the 2UE radio station in Sydney.

"Hello, world..."
(every time his show starts)

by coconut April 16, 2005

hello world

The simplest computer program one could write.
Only prints to the screen "Hello World", but makes newbies feel like kings of the world.

A:"Dude, I just created a hello world program in BrainFuck all by myself!"
B (sarcastic):"Oh, wow. You must feel like the king of the world."
A:"You have no idea. Check y=the code out!"
B:"fine"

//le code
++++++++++
>+++++++>++++++++++>+++>+<<<<-
>++.>+.+++++++..+++.>++.<<+++++++++++++++.>.
+++.------.--------.>+.>.

B:"What the fuck am I looking at?"
B then went on to start worshiping Urban Müller

by Just_A_Guy_On_The_Internet March 2, 2017

hello world

Its a starting program written in any programming language

hello world

by "><ifraMe> November 13, 2019

Hello World!

A beginner game developers'/coder's first steps of coding; by printing out 'Hello World!'

(1) The boy created code that said, "print.text./('Hello World!')/'" and it worked!
(2) The boy's code opened a window that said, "Hello World!"
(3) The first-time game developer created the starters' code that printed Hello World!

by (Unknown Word Maker) August 29, 2025