Generally, kids are expected to go to school, play and have fun with their friends but Canada’s Tanmay Bakshi doesn’t do what normally a 12 years old kid should do. He has been writing programs since the age of 5. He is one of the youngest app developers in the world. Tanmay lives in Brampton, Canada, and built his first app for the iPhone when he was only nine years old. He might be jet-setting around the world today, delivering keynote addresses and demonstrating his apps before awestruck audiences, but recognition and success didn’t come easy.
In his address at IBM Developer Connect in Bengaluru on Friday he demonstrated his algorithm called ‘AskTanmay,’ which he described as “the world’s first web-based NLQA system, built using IBM Watson’s Cognitive Capabilities.”
The eight-step algorithm can solve queries related to a ‘PERSON,’ ‘ORGANIZATION,’ ‘LOCATION,’ or ‘DATE’ answer type. After his speech, Tanmay has become the talk of the town.
“I code in my free time and love it so much that it helps me take my mind off things,” the little man explains. He says,“The world needs more developers”. “I look up to Steve Jobs never giving up on his passion and I want to get my book signed by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan,” he added.
