# A 12-year-old app developer

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxManhattanBeach
- Speaker: Thomas Suarez
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Most 12-year-olds love playing videogames -- but Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like "Bustin Jeiber," a whack-a-mole game, he is now using his skills to help other kids become developers.

## Lectures

1. [A 12-year-old app developer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer/89bdc767c859), 5 min (TED's player)