High School/Jr.High
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10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
20 END
First year in College
=====================
program Hello(input, output)
begin
writeln('Hello World')
end.
Senior year in College
======================
(defun hello
(print
(cons 'Hello (list 'World))))
New professional
================
#include <stdio.h>
void main(void)
{
char *message[] = {"Hello", "World"};
int i;
for(i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
printf("%s ", message[i]);
printf("\n");
}
Experienced Hacker
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#include <stdio.h>
#define S "Hello, World\n"
main(){exit(printf(S) == strlen(S) ? 0 : 1);}
Seasoned Hacker
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% cc -o a.out ~/src/misc/hw/hw.c
% a.out
Guru Hacker
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% cat
Hello, world.
^D
New Manager
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10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
20 END
Middle Manager
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mail -s "Hello, world." bob@b12
Bob, could you please write me a program that prints "Hello, world."?
I need it by tomorrow.
^D
Senior Manager
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% zmail jim
I need a "Hello, world." program by this afternoon.
Chief Executive
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% letter
letter: Command not found.
% mail
To: ^X ^F ^C
% help mail
help: Command not found.
% damn it!
!: Event unrecognized
% logout
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