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Comment by huhtenberg

I find it exceedingly improbable that this was in fact done by an 11-year old as it's being claimed to be ("how I can improve _my_ version 1.0", etc.).

My best guess is that it was done in a heavy collaboration with a professional developer(s) with the kid being used as a figure head to create an unique PR and marketing angle.

If you look up the company registration data, it shows up as being established back in the 90s by someone with the same last name and listing their position as a "system analyst".

If you look through the Twitter stream, it does not read like something written by a child, even a very mature one. Ditto for the copy on the website, including the About page and what not.

Basically, this looks too good to be true as described. Realistically speaking.

parent huhtenberg 5 years ago

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