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by Tina Kells | February 5, 2009 at 02:20 pm
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A 9-year old boy in Singapore has designed a popular iPhone application, a kind of finger guided etch-a-sketch with color, that has been downloaded 4,000 times.
Lim Ding Wen is fluent in 6 different programming languages and began designing when he was only 2.
His latest creation, Doodle Kids, was designed to amuse his younger siblings and is a surprise hit with iPhone users.
Lim, who is in fourth grade, writes applications for Apple's popular iPhone. His latest, a painting program called Doodle Kids, has been downloaded over 4,000 times from Apple's iTunes store in two weeks, the New Paper reported on Thursday.
The program lets iPhone users draw with their fingers by touching the iPhone's touchscreen and then clear the screen by shaking the phone.
"I wrote the program for my younger sisters, who like to draw," Lim said. His sisters are aged 3 and 5.
Lim, who is fluent in six programing languages, started using the computer at the age of 2. He has since completed about 20 programing projects.
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at 14:35 on February 5th, 2009
Wow..amazing. Way to go, kid!
at 14:36 on February 5th, 2009
Wow. Not only am I extremely impressed by this 9 year old, but I am also impressed by the 4000 parents who do not mind their children's sticky fingerprints all over their iPhones.
at 15:03 on February 5th, 2009
... Whoah. What an impressive start. I wonder if he'll stick with coding, or move on to something else.
at 00:21 on February 6th, 2009
wow, amazing - truly amazing. i cannot believe how technologically has rapidly affected an increase in skills for some some kids and a decrease for others. But this kid is going to be very successful in his future years, even more then he is now!
at 04:12 on February 6th, 2009
Hey..... This child is just wonderful.....by da time he s 16.... he's gonna be a great programmer... keep it up kid.... and enjoy da flavour of coding...
at 03:09 on February 11th, 2009
nakakasura! hanep yan! nakakapangliit!.. nang liliiit ako! hahaha.. galing! talong talo nia si Gadil tapos c Mayo.. pero wala yan kay Borje..