Here are two pieces of evidence that this boy was fortunate in his choice of parents: Miller is quick to point out that he's not just playing games; what Alex

Here are two pieces of evidence that this boy was fortunate in his choice of parents: Miller is quick to point out that he's not just playing games; what Alex is doing is learning. "Clearly it's his passion," she says. "But you still have to do chores," Miller reminds him when he talks of his next debugging mission. What a delightful story, and so free of the "genius whiz kid" trope that has infected this genre since long before I was that age.