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Currently Playing: The Origins of "Hello, World"

Have you ever written the words "Hello, World"? Did you ever wonder who said it first? And why? Brian Kernighan is a computer scientist, professor at Princeton, and co-author of "The C Programming Language" — the book that defined how generations of developers learned to code. He was a key figure at Bell Labs during one of the most creative periods in computing history. And he's the person who first wrote those two words. In this outtake from our C++ documentary, Brian explains the origin and meaning of "Hello, World". ──────────────────────── 🎬 ABOUT THE C++ DOCUMENTARY This is an outtake from the C++ documentary tracing the history of C++ — from its origins at Bell Labs to its role in shaping the modern world. Covering Bjarne Stroustrup's original vision, the standardization battles, the stagnation of the 2000s, the renaissance of C++11, and the questions facing the language today. The film was made with help from Hudson River Trading: https://hudsonrivertrading.com/cppdoc ──────────────────────── Follow us: X: x.com/CultRepo Bluesky: cultrepo.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/cult.repo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cult-repo