class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Hello World");
}
}

It's just a basic program to print something on your screen- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_world_program

Or in Dark Basic Pro

Print "Hello, world!"
END

Or, if you want to get advanced and add an IF THEN loop loop:

INT = 1
IF INT PRINT "Hello, World!"
INT = INT + 1
ELSE
END

This will run like this:
Hello, World!
Hello, World!
Hello, World!

And you guys wonder why I like DB Pro so much ;)

@crymetyme

A "hello world" program is a program that all it displays is "hello world" in plain text. This can be either a command line program, or a windows program. Either way, it does 1 thing (prints a string), typically pauses for a keystroke, and exits. I've made one for C, C++, Java, and C#, all while in College.

The reason instructors have you make a hello world program, is so you know the basic resources and lines of code needed to compile the most simple form of program.

@original topic

I agree with NJ5 mostly. If you really want to learn how to code, then learn C, and then go to C++. However, just remember that C++ is not C and don't mix the two together, even if the compiler can handle it, it is bad coding practice. After having to port someone's giant mess of C/C++ code from solaris to unix, to Windows, and then to Windows using Visual Studio, I have sworn to kill anyone who does that again and expects me to port it (note, different compilers handle the C/C++ mix of code differently which is what made this so hard).

I optimized it for you :)

Zero is always in a memory register in the CPU, so it's faster to check a value against 0 then it is any other number (you never have to pass it in from memory). So if you can, always count down.

Try C#

You can write with C# from console applications to web sites and games. You can even write games for XBOX 360.
It's easy and powerful. I like it more then C++ and Java. C++ is the best for some things, but it is hard to program and you need a lot of experience. For some tasks C++ is a pain in the ass. Java is more like C#, but is less flexible IMO.

You don't have any experience with programing language it is not a bad idea to start with good old C and then to move to C++, C# or Java.

You can do OpenGL in Java: http://www.jmonkeyengine.com

wow i never knew vgchartz had so many programmers. well, i shouldn't be surprised, really, i mean vgchartz is a video game forum.

Rockin. Exaclty why I'm not the lead programmer on our dev team. =D My focus is in the audio department, music, sound design. Also do some level design work. =) So it's easier to count down as opposed to up? Never heard that before, good stuff!

As a man who uses JAVA a lot in Uni and in work placement last year, don't do it to yourself.

C# is the way forward.