Hello World! Or, My First Existential Crisis
Well, here I am. Staring at a screen, typing out the legendary “Hello World!” line. For anyone who’s ever dipped a toe into the vast, perplexing ocean of coding, this is it. The grand opening night. The first step on a journey that promises to lead to… well, probably a lot of debugging and caffeine. But hey, at least I’m starting somewhere, right?
It’s funny, you know? They tell you this is the simplest program, the very foundation. And yet, as I type it, a tiny, philosophical tremor shakes my brain. Am I saying hello to the computer? To the internet? To an unsuspecting user who might one day stumble upon my brilliant (or spectacularly failed) creations? The weight of it all is almost overwhelming. Almost. Because, let’s be honest, the real thought currently dominating my grey matter is: “Man, I could really go for some tacos right now.”
Yes, amidst the profound beginning of my digital existence, my analog stomach is making its demands known. Because even groundbreaking programmers, embarking on their “Hello World!” odyssey, are still just people who get hungry. So, to the digital void, I say hello. And to my stomach, I say: “Soon, my friend. Soon. After I figure out what this semicolon actually does.”