console.log('Hello, Wrold!');
Yes, you read that correctly — ‘Wrold’. The “Hello, World” construct is a classic in programming — it is a tradition used to illustrate to beginners in simplest terms how a programming language should work (both in terms of input/output and syntax). I wrote my first tidbit of code when I was 13 (though — unfortunately — my first words of code were not “Hello, Wrold”). In the years since, I have found that the usage of this fun little program is not — or rather should not — be a one time thing. For instance, in the tumultuous world — ahem, wrold — that is front end web development, I find myself a beginner quite often. With every new framework I dabble with, with every new build tool I test out, with every new (super awesome, omg-I-can’t-believe-no-one-built-this-yet!) project I kickstart, I find myself back at square one — a beginner. And I begin each new adventure in my coding journey with the tried and true (and IMHO auspicious) “Hello, World” piped into the developer’s console, or browser page, or terminal window.
And now for my own personal twist — here’s the scenario: you’re learning a new framework! Or building a new thing! Or both! Whatever it is, you are learning and growing; and to top it all off, you’re now a ++(badass)! That’s exciting! So of course you’re not going to spell it properly. Hence “Wrold”.
So friends: “Hello, World!”. And please, “Hello, World!” often. “Hello, World!” React. Or “Hello, World!” Gulp. Or “Hello, World!” something that uses both, and throw some promise-based architecture in there for good measure. And before you know it, you’ll find yourself, like me, often — almost intentionally — “Wrold”ing it too.