His name is Dmitri Gaskin, he's 12 years old and here's his Google tech talk on jQuery(youtube.com)
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His name is Dmitri Gaskin, he's 12 years old and here's his Google tech talk on jQuery
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8mwKq7_JlS8
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Dupe (from three months ago): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=156863
<ready for down modding> anyone else think the only reason he is there is because of his age?, not a good speaker and not the smartest person they could find. Sorry just have to be honest
Perhaps you are right. But I don't see anything wrong with boosting the reputation of jQuery as easy to use by demonstrating that a 12 year old (who is not a good speaker or the smartest person they could find) can master jQuery.
Plus, it is kind of cool that a 12 year old can be invited to talk at Google. Makes me wonder if I might have some knowledge to contribute to other areas of thought...
Plus, it is kind of cool that a 12 year old can be invited to talk at Google. Makes me wonder if I might have some knowledge to contribute to other areas of thought...
He may not be the smartest person they could find but he's a damn smart 12 year old. So, perhaps you're right. Either way, I wish my 12 year old had that much interest in anything at all. Very impressive.
Still interesting thanks!