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It's a programmer's eureka! moment: the first victorious step, a simple yet monumental declaration, often overlooked but deeply cherished. Two words that mark the dawn of endless possibilities in the digital cosmos.

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Who first coined the phrase "Hello, World!" in programming? (Expert)

#1: Brian Kernighan

#2: Dennis Ritchie

#3: Ken Thompson

#4: John McCarthy

In which programming language was the "Hello, World!" program first prominently used in a textbook? (Hard)

#1: C

#2: Perl

#3: Python

#4: BASIC

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The first known instance of Hello, World! appeared in Brian Kernighan's 1972 Bell Laboratories internal memo.

The phrase Hello, World! was popularized by the book The C Programming Language by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie.

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