I think the main benefit of the "Hello, World!" programs isn't the action it accomplishes, but the infrastructure needed to get it up and running. It's the mini

I think the main benefit of the "Hello, World!" programs isn't the action it accomplishes, but the infrastructure needed to get it up and running. It's the minimum viable program which produces something that the beginner can tell "it worked". You need to have your text file, download & install the compiler, figure out how to compile, and finally execute the output -- all of which are non-trivial steps for a first timer. Once you get the plumbing set up, you can then introduce other things about the language.