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HelloWorld.show(); // A Primer Tuesday, July 28, 2009
So, we at CreateHere have had some questions. Lucky for you fine citizens we also have answers.
“So what’s the deal with this code show?”, I’m often asked. Well, for the uninitiated we thought a little explanation may be in order. A “Hello World” program, traditionally, serves to illustrate the most basic role of a programming language. These words serve as a minimal beta test for the functionality of a dialect, one imperceptibly bound to a structure many fail to understand.
Within the confines of this concept, HelloWorld.show(); intends to take these introductory words and exploit the complexity of this voyage into such an esoteric language and recontextualize it; forcing it to conform to universally recognized and visually digestible forms.Traditionally, “Hello World” programs are like a sanity test, a means for programmers to verify that all of the basics are in place; an editor, an interpreter, and a means to insure information is virtually tangible and usable. At CreateHere we’ve been questioning our sanity for months now and have to come to one conclusion, mainly that creativity comes in many forms and maybe we’ve been overlooking one of the most modern modes of expression in the 21st century. Well, we’re fixing this problem and hope that you fine people will come and experience what we believe to be a mighty fine exploration into the unknown.
HelloWorld.show(); opens this week, with a preview on Friday, July 31, and an opening reception on Friday, August 7.
By Thomas Perry, Arts Fellow
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