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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16306742
He was nine years old when he was given his first MacBook - "one of the old ones," he says with a wry smile - and set about teaching himself animation software before progressing through iMovie, Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro in his Wimbledon bedroom.
He was doing it for fun - "I hadn't pushed out anything commercially," he says - which is somewhat reassuring given his age.
But it was only a matter of time before he started experimenting with apps. He downloaded the iPhone development kit and designed his first piece of software when he was 12.
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Mangler_SC
Title: Bellybutton Lint Collector
Posts: 1,856
Registered: 2003-12-2 08:37:05
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Not surprising, I'm sure he is far from unique.
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Lyndrek
Title: Moderator
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Registered: 1999-11-22 12:41:54
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kids learn languages best when they are young. code is just a different language, I bet if you started teaching kids code they would pick it up faster then we can 
smart though!
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Malik_Gynax
Title: ACF
Movies Guru
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Registered: 2001-12-27 19:17:49
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I started programming C when I was 7. It's just a skill like any other. It's not some super complicated hard skill that requires decades of training to work up to.
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TheUnholyGhost
Title: Mr. Subtle
Posts: 271
Registered: 2000-4-4 13:21:40
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Programming does not equate with genius.
Anyone can program, if you take the effort to learn it.
Hell, most full time programmers I know are socially inept and always a bit.....off. (Read: MOST, not all, even you programmers would agree with that)
Coming up with an app idea is the far more impressive piece to the story.
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