hello, an R function which says "Hello, world!".
If you're just trying to learn R, or learning how to use R on a different computer system, or in batch mode, it's helpful if you start with a very simple program with a tiny amount of output that should print immediately if things are working well.
The computer code and data files on this web page are distributed under the MIT license
HELLO is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN77 version and a FORTRAN90 version and a Java version and a Julia version and a MATLAB version and a Python version and an R version.