Roll over “Hello, world!”.
“Hello, world!” is the standard sanity check for programming. It checks that the user is competent, and that the compiler/interpreter is working properly. It is traditional, and has been in use for a very long time, however, it is also boring. If you look in any programming textbook, it will start you off with “Hello, world!”.
Now, me and a few other Linuxers (Archers, to be specific) think that this is way too boring and common. We don’t want something that every script kiddie and his grandma is implementing, so a new program was suggested: “Arch is the best!”.
The project had a rapid initial growth, and has been ported to 35 programming languages, with a total of 60 implementations, and has been translated into 19 different (mostly) human languages. The growth is slowing somewhat now, but still quite fast. I hope that “Arch is the best!” will eventually replace “Hello, world!”, even if just for Archers.
“Hello, world!” is boring! Be different! Be exciting! Be new! Use “Arch is the best!”! Now, go forth and spread the word of Arch’s superiority!
