Apple CEO Tim Cook Emails To Praise 9-YO Indian Girl Who Became The Youngest iOS App Developer

Getting an email from Apple¡¯s CEO Tim Cook must be a dream for many tech enthusiasts around the world, isn't it? Well, the dream did come true for a nine-year-old Indian girl who claims to have also become the youngest iOS app developer.

Nine-year-old Hana Muhammad Rafeeq, who currently resides in Dubai, was recently praised by Tim Cook for creating an iOS app for iPhones. In her initial letter to Tim Cook, Hana Muhammad Rafeeq said that she created the storytelling app "Hanas," which enables parents to record stories.

The CEO of Apple reportedly complimented her in his email reply to her after she described her software and other achievements in the email.

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The free iOS app made by Hana has kid-friendly tales. She decided to create the app after she realised how in this busy life, few parents have the free time to read to their kids. Hana was eight years old when this app was made.

In an email, Hana stated that she was first exposed to coding when she was five years old, and it appears that she is the youngest person in the world to have done so. For this program, she wrote almost 10,000 lines of code.

Tim Cook emailed and congratulated her on her many outstanding accomplishments at such a tender age. He also added that if she will persist, she will accomplish incredible things in the future, as per an ET report.

Nine-year-old Hana claims created the storytelling app so that parents can use it to record stories for their kids in their voices. She hopes to work for Tim Cook one day.

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Her father revealed that Hana's 10-year old-sister Leena Fathima is her coding teacher.

In her email, Hana stated that she avoided using any pre-made third-party libraries, classes, or codes in her app. She had stated that she would appreciate a brief preview. She also reportedly posted links to her YouTube videos. When Mohammed Rafeeq, Hana's father, first saw the email, Hana was sleeping. He stated that he woke her up to tell her the news. She sat up right away and dashed to the bathroom. It usually takes a while to wake her up but this time, it was different!

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Self-taught Coders

Both the sisters Hana and Leena are self-taught coders who were motivated by their parents. while her sister Leena hopes to go to the US for her future studies.

Leena has created the Lehanas website, which teaches children about words, colours and animals. Leena included a link to the Chief Minister's fund on her website when floods ravaged Kerala, as per Mint. Leena enjoys coding because it gives her a rush to solve challenges and watch her codes come to life. The sisters' ultimate goal, however, is to improve society and make people happy.

The sisters reportedly have been primarily homeschooled by their parents. Leena described how their involvement in coding began when their father, a project management consultant, urged their mother to study coding to assist him with his startup.

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