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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by maneesh on Friday November 02, 2012 @09:17PM (#4735572)
Heh, when I was 14, I published my first book: Game Programming for Teens, which eventually became an international best seller in 6 countries.

I even got a monthly tv spot with Leo Laporte on what was then called Tech Tv. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdh5dqbvrDE

And still...none of my games have ever been as cool as OP's. Great work man

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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by tomatohs on Friday November 02, 2012 @10:45PM (#4735753)
Your book was the first I ever bought about programming. I don't think I ever wrote a line of code from the book but it illustrated basic programming concepts that inspired me to continue development. Very impressed to read that you were only 14 when you wrote it, as I was probably only 14 when I bought it.
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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by maneesh on Saturday November 03, 2012 @02:28AM (#4736063)
Wow! That means so much! Thanks for that comment.
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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by TsiCClawOfLight on Saturday November 03, 2012 @03:59AM (#4736161)
now I love this community even more :)
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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by xtc on Sunday November 04, 2012 @08:54PM (#4741908)
...I'm not alone.

I had no idea the author was 14 when he wrote it. I was reading it when I was only three years younger as my first programming book. Unfortunately it wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but it definitely helped me get started in the world of programming.

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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by vukmir on Saturday November 03, 2012 @06:37AM (#4736337)
Nice one Maneesh! Way to make me feel inadequate.

First, I started programming at 15.

Second, the beard you had at 16! Back then, I would have killed for one of those.

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Re:Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my fi... by whalesalad on Saturday November 03, 2012 @11:52PM (#4738881)
I miss TechTV! I owe so much to The Screen Savers, Leo & Pat! Wow nostalgia.
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