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

Post by pooriaazimi » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 1:08 AM UTC

nirvana wrote: post #48

gnarbarian wrote: post #30

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Get off my lawn. I first learned HTML and JavaScript using Notepad in 96 when I was 14.

When I was 14, you couldn't just go buy a "personal computer", as the minicomputer revolution was underway. So, I had to build my own computer... and I did. (I think I started at 13, and finished at 15). When I say, I built my computer, I mean I designed a PCB, laid it out, etched it, assembled it, then needed to build a display board to output to a TV, which was another several months of design, etc. And when I had…

Post by ruswick » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 1:09 AM UTC

garretruh wrote: post #38

ruswick wrote: post #34

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I agree. If you've made a good app, its merit will stand on its own. The fact that people believe their age to be the most remarkable aspect of the development of their product raises flags. If any things, it just seems like an attempt to artificially lower standards. Your age doesn't matter. Your product does.

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

Post by mehulkar » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 1:12 AM UTC

jaf12duke wrote: post #43

pacomerh wrote: post #26

Sometimes I'm a bit skeptical about these kinds of posts "I'm X age, I made this". I feel like, why would a 14 year old want to make sure his age is on the post title?. It's not that extraordinary I think, I mean it's great that his doing this, but it's not that un-ordinary, sometimes it seems like someone else is driving this for promo.

It's not like there's an overwhelming number of 14 year olds making games right now and posting that they did on Hacker News. It's okay, every once in awhile, for our HN community to join together and simply applaud a young teenager who's going after it. It's kind of like he's asking for early admission to our special club. We can parse his message if we so choose, but the overwhelming feeling I have for any 14 year…

Post by AndreasFrom » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 1:15 AM UTC

michaelgrafl wrote: post #32

pacomerh wrote: post #26

Sometimes I'm a bit skeptical about these kinds of posts "I'm X age, I made this". I feel like, why would a 14 year old want to make sure his age is on the post title?. It's not that extraordinary I think, I mean it's great that his doing this, but it's not that un-ordinary, sometimes it seems like someone else is driving this for promo.

Because he's 14 and super stoked about accomplishing something that many people twice his age couldn't do, so he's showing off a bit. Sometimes I'm baffled by how hard it is for seemingly intelligent people to grasp very simple human behavior. Spend an afternoon with a kid once. I promise you they'll let you know when they think they've done something cool.

Post by maneesh » Sat, Nov 03, 2012, 1:17 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…