Young Coders

is a movement supporting the inclusion and recognition of autonomous Apple developers under the age of 18.

Our Story

This year Apple awarded one of their WWDC Student Scholarships to a passionate 15 year old developer named George Woodliff-Stanley.
George called to thank them, and to ensure that he knew about any extra forms he or his parents would have to sign due to his age.
Apple called back, explaining that George was no longer invited to the conference, simply because of his age, and despite the fact that they had known his age from the beginning.

Our Goals

To persuade Apple to let George into WWDC 2011.
To inspire Apple to find a longterm solution to include, recognize, and accommodate all developers under the age of 18 by inviting them to attend WWDC, or another event of equal significance and educational value.
To inspire Apple to include and recognize all young designers as well, who are just as important to the creation of excellent software as the developers who write the code.
To empower young developers and designers to be independent and autonomous, regardless of what Apple choses to do.

Our Reasons

George was completely honest and clear about his age in his application.
There are plenty of minors doing outstanding work on the platforms of iOS and Mac.
Learning a second language is easiest during youth, and the same thing is true of learning how to write code.
The concepts and logical paradigms associated with programming can be applied in countless other real life situations.
For Apple to stay grounded in their inspiring, visionary, roots, they need to think different and make a way for minors.

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