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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by garretruh on Friday November 02, 2012 @08:42PM (#4735489)
That's it. Discourage them right from the start. He (or she) is 14 for crying out loud.
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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by ruswick on Friday November 02, 2012 @09:09PM (#4735555)
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.
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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by cristiantsara on Saturday November 03, 2012 @01:25AM (#4735976)
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.

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