Friday, October 11, 2013



CHECK OUT THIS PROGRAMMING WHIZ KID FROM COLORADO, US. It is said that he dreams in code. 

A lot of people can't even write a simple code, let alone dream along those lines. This 14-year-old computer genius, however, could have a programming problem--strangely called a bug--before he goes to bed at night, and will swim right out of sleep with a solution by the next morning. 

If he were on Facebook, his relationship status would read "single". (And I don't even know if he has a profile on the social networking giant) He says that having a girlfriend is a complete waste of time. Santiago spends most of those precious minutes behind a monitor, writing code. He says programming is his first love. 

Yet, "speak" to him in any programming language of your choice and will be able to respond--he's fluent in a dozen of them. You might receive some valuable advice, to boot.  

Santiago Gonzalez is the name of this prodigy. His academic ambition is to get a PhD in computer science. And his professional dream is to be employed by the world's number one brand: Apple.

He currently goes to the Colorado School of Mines--a school of engineering--where he is assistant researcher on an energy efficiency project. 

He was accelerated from the sixth grade to being a full-time college student.

He waxes lyrical about spending his time improving his mind through knowledge. "I really enjoy learning", he says. "To me, I find it as essential as eating. Either you die, or you're pretty miserable without learning", he says.  

He's also developed 15 iOS applications. One of them is a Slide Puzzle. Puzzle allows users to play with friends by using the "built-in voice chat", by the use of the web. Then there is a Space Solar System, which allows users to learn more about the solar system. 

These apps come with a price tag, though. Yet he says literally thousands of iPhone and iPad owners have downloaded his games. Already an businessman. Epic. 

Santiago Gonzalez is a self-proclaimed nerd, and has zero problem about it.


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