CPU Hello World (#1065)

* First pass on cpu-hello-world application.

* Improvements to cpu-hello-world

* Improved documentation around cpu-hello-world.
Added information about C++/CPU targets to README.md
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+Slang "CPU Hello World" Example
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+The goal of this example is to demonstrate an almost minimal application that uses Slang to produce and use a kernel that is run on CPU.
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+The `shader.slang` file contains a compute shader entry point. The shader code should compile as either Slang or HLSL code (that is, this example does not show off any new Slang language features).
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+The `main.cpp` file contains the C++ application code, showing how to use the Slang API to load and compile the shader code to produce and execute CPU code.
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+This example is not necessarily representative of best practices for integrating Slang into a production engine; the goal is merely to use the minimum amount of code possible to demonstrate a complete application that uses Slang.