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Ask HN: Who is todays inspirational tech kids, like Bill Gates when he started?
In the early days of computers it seemed that even kids had the chance to create amazing things.
Are there kids around today doing amazing things?
Any what are they building?
- krrishd 11y agoThere's a Facebook group full of people like that: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PennAppsHS/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PennAppsHS/ Many members of the group are now founders of venture-funded startups, Thiel Fellows, etc, so odds are that the next big tech personality is very likely to be in the group
- J_Darnley 11y agoYou can't do that these days on modern devices and platforms. You can't run your own software. You can't run unsigned software.
- NeutronBoy 11y agoYou can on a number of platforms - but you have to make a choice to run those platforms. If you chose to run a locked down platform you only have yourself to blame for that outcome.
- veddox 11y agoThere are plenty of teen programmers around (self included), but I haven't seen or heard of one who does something "amazing" - although I'm sure there must be.
- liviu- 11y agoThis guy is pretty impressive: http://raghavsood.com/ http://raghavsood.com/