A nine-year-old Malaysian boy in Singapore has written a painting application for the Apple iPhone.
Lim Ding Wen created the finger painting program, known as Doodle Kids, for his two younger sisters aged three and five.
The program allows iPhone owners to draw images on the handset's touch screen using just their fingers.
The program has been downloaded more than 4,000 times from Apple's iTunes store in less than two weeks.
While most children of his age are painting or drawing with crayons, Lim Ding Wen has been programming.
Lim, who is now fluent in six programming languages, first started using a computer when he was two-years-old, discovered programming aged seven, and has since completed more than 20 programming projects.
His latest application, Doodle Kids, allows users to draw pictures using their fingers and then clear the screen by shaking the iPhone.
"I wrote the program for my younger sisters, who like to draw," said Lim. "But I am happy that people like it."
Lim wrote the original application on his computer but has now adapted it for use on an iPhone.
He told The Electric New Paper in Singapore that he wrote the application in just a few days in Pascal.
source:
*news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7874291.stm
Lim Ding Wen created the finger painting program, known as Doodle Kids, for his two younger sisters aged three and five.
The program allows iPhone owners to draw images on the handset's touch screen using just their fingers.
The program has been downloaded more than 4,000 times from Apple's iTunes store in less than two weeks.
While most children of his age are painting or drawing with crayons, Lim Ding Wen has been programming.
Lim, who is now fluent in six programming languages, first started using a computer when he was two-years-old, discovered programming aged seven, and has since completed more than 20 programming projects.
His latest application, Doodle Kids, allows users to draw pictures using their fingers and then clear the screen by shaking the iPhone.
"I wrote the program for my younger sisters, who like to draw," said Lim. "But I am happy that people like it."
Lim wrote the original application on his computer but has now adapted it for use on an iPhone.
He told The Electric New Paper in Singapore that he wrote the application in just a few days in Pascal.
source:
*news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7874291.stm
