Meet the 11-Year-Old Whose Code Was Adopted by a Gaming Giant

At just 11 years old, Vietnamese programmer Damir Buldakov has accomplished what many adult developers aspire to do - contributing meaningful code to a major tech platform used by hundreds of millions of people.

While his peers play games, Damir built a crucial Scratch language extension for Playgama, the gaming platform with over 300 million monthly users. His plugin now allows millions of young coders to connect their Scratch projects to Playgama's global network.

"Age doesn't mean anything," Buldakov said. "What really matters is knowledge."

The young developer spent months learning JavaScript through online resources like SoloLearn, YouTube tutorials, and Stack Overflow. His 931-line contribution impressed Playgama's founder, Dmitry Kachmar, who created a mentorship program and financial award for Damir.

Damir's mother enrolled him in robotics and coding classes, providing crucial support for his passion. "It helps a lot when adults support us," Damir explained.

Already working on his next project called Dash, the young coder dreams bigger: "My dream is to build an application that would be useful for everyone... and maybe even start my own company one day."