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+# Hello World
+
+The classical introductory exercise. Just say "Hello, World!".
+
+["Hello, World!"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_world!%22_program) is
+the traditional first program for beginning programming in a new language
+or environment.
+
+The objectives are simple:
+
+- Write a function that returns the string "Hello, World!".
+- Run the test suite and make sure that it succeeds.
+- Submit your solution and check it at the website.
+
+If everything goes well, you will be ready to fetch your first real exercise.
+
+## Running the tests
+
+To run the tests run the command `go test` from within the exercise directory.
+
+If the test suite contains benchmarks, you can run these with the `--bench` and `--benchmem`
+flags:
+
+    go test -v --bench . --benchmem
+
+Keep in mind that each reviewer will run benchmarks on a different machine, with
+different specs, so the results from these benchmark tests may vary.
+
+## Further information
+
+For more detailed information about the Go track, including how to get help if
+you're having trouble, please visit the exercism.io [Go language page](http://exercism.io/languages/go/resources).
+
+## Source
+
+This is an exercise to introduce users to using Exercism [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_world!%22_program](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_world!%22_program)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
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+package greeting
+
+// HelloWorld returns the string "Hello, World!"
+func HelloWorld() string {
+	return "Hello, World!"
+}
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+package greeting
+
+import "testing"
+
+// Define a function named HelloWorld that takes no arguments,
+// and returns a string.
+// In other words, define a function with the following signature:
+// HelloWorld() string
+
+func TestHelloWorld(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "Hello, World!"
+	if observed := HelloWorld(); observed != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("HelloWorld() = %v, want %v", observed, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkHelloWorld() is a benchmarking function. These functions follow the
+// form `func BenchmarkXxx(*testing.B)` and can be used to test the performance
+// of your implementation. They may not be present in every exercise, but when
+// they are you can run them by including the `-bench` flag with the `go test`
+// command, like so: `go test -v --bench . --benchmem`
+//
+// You will see output similar to the following:
+//
+// BenchmarkHelloWorld   	2000000000	         0.46 ns/op
+//
+// This means that the loop ran 2000000000 times at a speed of 0.46 ns per loop.
+//
+// While benchmarking can be useful to compare different iterations of the same
+// exercise, keep in mind that others will run the same benchmarks on different
+// machines, with different specs, so the results from these benchmark tests may
+// vary.
+func BenchmarkHelloWorld(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		HelloWorld()
+	}
+}