These Young Python Programmers are Under the Age of 12!!

Python programmers who are so young, it will shock you

Python programming is the most needed skill in the current tech industry. Python is an interpreted high-level general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its use of significant indentation. Its language constructs as well as its object-oriented approach aim to help programmers write clear, logical code for small and large-scale projects. The following young Python programmers are only under the age of 12.

Joshua Agboola, 11 years old

Joshua Agboola is a programmer and chief executive officer of JoshForTech – The young boy started coding at the age of six courtesy of his father who saw that his son was destined for greatness. The young CEO has built a number of games, a healthcare app, and a few websites The 11-year-old Nigerian programmer made a record by becoming the youngest speaker to present at a technology talk at the ICTel Expo of the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Joshua has always been fascinated with AI, Robotics, and automation for a couple of years now. His discoveries have led him to work on some projects. His recent projects are an Image Classifier, a Voice Assistant, and a Swear Word Remover to protect children's morals and sanity while surfing the internet. In an interview with VentureAfrica, Joshua has said, "Apart from teaching me tech skills, coding has also taught me patience in a way. Sometimes I try to develop an app and I get stuck. I see the code fail over and over again before it works. At times like these, I ask myself, 'Why can't codes just work normally? Why can't I just type the code once and it will run properly instead of having to spend two hours on stack overflow or having to find out what the error is.' So, one of the challenges I face is the amount of work that it takes to fix all those bugs when the program doesn't work well."

Kautilya Kataria, 7 years old

Now 7, Kautilya has been recognized as the world's youngest computer programmer after completing four professional certifications from IBM for Python and artificial intelligence. He even set a new Guinness World Record. IBM wasn't kidding when it said developers of any age seeking to advance their skills can earn several new professional certificates in areas including cloud and AI, through the IBM Developer Skills Network, a free learning platform publishing courses on Coursera, edX.org, and other online education sites. "When Kautilya got extra time at home due to the COVID lockdown and holiday cancellation, along with all of his mischief, he immersed himself in the world of tech, to help satisfy his curiosities," said his dad, Ishwari Katariya. "We were looking for some structured and well-defined computing and AI courses available online for free, and IBM's courses matched all those criteria." Initially, Kautilya explored computing languages like Python, JavaScript, and supporting HTML, but zeroed in on Python because he found out that Python is the best programming language to learn right now for AI and machine learning, Ishwari Katariya said. It took him around six to seven months to master Python. Kautilya received five certifications in Python and AI from IBM in November 2020. He completed IBM's Foundations of AI professional certification on edX and the Python for Data Science course from IBM Cognitive Class.

Arham Om Talsania, 7 years old

Arham Om Talsania, of Ahmedabad, passed the Microsoft certification exam for the Python programming language at the Pearson VUE test center. Guinness confirmed the feat makes the boy the world's youngest computer programmer. "My father taught me coding. I started using tablets when I was 2 years old. At the age of 3, I bought gadgets with iOS and Windows. Later, I got to know that my father was working on Python," Talsania told in an interview "When I got my certificate from Python, I was creating small games. After some time, they asked me to send some proof of work. A few months later, they approved me and I got the Guinness World Record certificate," he said.