Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by GuiA » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 5:00 AM UTC

rndmize wrote: post #77

pooriaazimi wrote: post #40

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I did what you mentioned (saying what I was doing when I was 14), and I can assure you I wasn't bragging(!) in the slightest bit (it didn't even occur to me) and I'm certain others are on the same boat. Most are reminiscing... How times have changed, our old, beloved tools, etc. You're just being a little bit pessimistic, I think! ;-)

It's hard not to feel a bit bitter when I read things like this. I had a one day introduction to programming in 6th grade (was 10 or 11), and I absolutely loved it. I was ridiculously driven to learn programming for a span of time, starting with basic (which was what we had used). I bought one of those terrible "Learn X in 30 Days!" books, dragged my dad off to get a copy of VB (based on what little research I did/un…

Congratulations: you now have exactly what it takes to write a book teaching kids how to program that does not suck. :)

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by damniatx » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 5:04 AM UTC

Your father must be proud. /s

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by aksx » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 5:06 AM UTC

pooriaazimi wrote: post #24

I was writing/learning HTML with FrontPage 2003 and Flash 5 (6? 7? I thankfully don't remember anymore) when I was 14 - while knowing almost no English (thus, not understanding even what the menu items and controls mean!) and without a manual or teacher and just clicking around and seeing what happens to the code :-( Hard, hard times it was. But I enjoyed it nevertheless. But still, I'm jealous of you. If you were to…

when i was 11, i taught myself html,css and js and then moved on to batch scripting and later taught myself php and later c#. Now i am 18 and code (Mostly) in Vala, building apps for elementary OS.

i wish i worked on some games too. :-)

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by cristiantsara » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 5:25 AM UTC

ruswick wrote: post #54

garretruh wrote: post #38

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That's it. Discourage them right from the start. He (or she) is 14 for crying out loud.

I'm not discouraging them. I'm saying that age doesn't matter. Completing an app is a laudable accomplishment for anyone. Emphasizing their age, if anything, makes light of this accomplishment because it can come off as patronizing. I think that it's great that they made an app, but their age isn't important.

I think age is relevant for this post. Otherwise nobody would be really interested in reading a post about a new release, everytime a programmer in this website comes up with their new app. So I think the most important thing is that he is just 14 years old provided that the quality of his work is decently acceptable.

PS: don't be like that to your own kids, cuz you will be hated as a father, I can guarantee you that.

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by tsieling » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 5:32 AM UTC

Awesome concept, looks great, and you're in the app store. Congratulations, totally impressed.

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by general_failure » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 5:37 AM UTC

When I was 14, I got laid

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by mani27 » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 5:43 AM UTC

Congrats on your first game. This is awesome work for an 14 year old. I have downloaded and played this game for some time. I feel movement needs to be little faster.

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by viviantan » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 6:12 AM UTC

Great work! Can't wait to try it :)

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 6:14 AM UTC

songgao wrote: post #68

Great job! I was busy with homework and tests when I was 14. Kids in China are not as lucky :-( I did play a bit with Visual Basic 6.0 at 11. It was a lot of fun for me. I also got a VC 6.0 on my family computer but never managed more than running an MFC window that does nothing. But it turns out not to be important anyway.

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Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 6:19 AM UTC

pooriaazimi wrote: post #24

I was writing/learning HTML with FrontPage 2003 and Flash 5 (6? 7? I thankfully don't remember anymore) when I was 14 - while knowing almost no English (thus, not understanding even what the menu items and controls mean!) and without a manual or teacher and just clicking around and seeing what happens to the code :-( Hard, hard times it was. But I enjoyed it nevertheless. But still, I'm jealous of you. If you were to…

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