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> And why should I care how many lines "hello world" is in a language? Because it's a good proxy for how good the language is for writing short, (often) throwa
by cabalamat 10y ago
> And why should I care how many lines "hello world" is in a language?
Because it's a good proxy for how good the language is for writing short, (often) throwaway programs.
- weberc2 10y agoI don't even think it's that. It's a good indicator of the language's ability to print a string constant, and nothing more.