It's logical and it makes sense. I would argue, at first glance, that C's hello world (#include <stdio.h>, int argc, char ** argv, etc) would be more confusing

It's logical and it makes sense. I would argue, at first glance, that C's hello world (#include <stdio.h>, int argc, char ** argv, etc) would be more confusing to a total newbie. Java's even more so.