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People born of the highschool age have had access to computer at least 10 times more powerful than when I was the same age, and with a lot more material on the
by ashkankiani 6y ago
People born of the highschool age have had access to computer at least 10 times more powerful than when I was the same age, and with a lot more material on the internet and a more mature field as a whole. It would be stupid to feel bad by comparing yourself. He mentions that he's been programming for "a decade" by high school. There were no computer science classes in high school in America when I went 10 years ago. So he seems to have had good exposure from his parents as well.
That said, he does seem to be taking full advantage of his advantages. He's the kind of CS major I wish I had encountered when I was in school. Too many of them just seemed to slip in for the 6 figure salaries on the rise.
Also it's pretty nostalgic how obvious the wording on his site is as being poised as a resume. It reminds me of my career start. Though with just this PL project, his resume is already stronger than most his age.
- gonzo41 6y agoNot to be too cynical. The real challenge is to see if he's able to avoid using all those skills to make people click on adds.
- eevilspock 6y ago"The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks." ~ Jeff Hammerbacher, fmr. Manager of Facebook Data Team, founder of Cloudera (one can argue that indirectly that is what every employee of Google does)
- vitus 6y ago> There were no computer science classes in high school in America when I went 10 years ago. To be fair, this is a function of the high school you went to. AP Computer Science has existed in some format since the 80s. "The College Board added computer science to the Advanced Placement Program in the 1983-84 academic year; as the discipline has evolved, the AP Computer Science course and exams have also changed." https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/ap07_compsci_teachersguide.pdf https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/ap07_compsci_teach...
- cageface 6y agoI took AP computer science in 1987. It taught me almost everything I needed to know as a foundation to keep coding up to today.
- MattRix 6y agoYes, they have access to a more powerful computer, but they’re also surrounded by more powerful distractions. This is incredibly impressive no matter how you look at it.