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Meet the 84-year-old Japanese app developer who inspired Tim Cook asia.nikkei.com

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 5 years, 7 months ago

TOKYO -- Masako Wakamiya obtained her first personal computer at age 58, just ahead of her retirement from a bank.
Little did she know that she was beginning a journey that would make her the world's oldest known iPhone app developer, at 81.
"I drew up a plan and asked the president of an app development company in Miyagi Prefecture to produce the game.
He introduced her as the world's oldest app developer.
On IT education for seniors, Wakamiya thinks it unlocks a host of new possibilities -- such as expanding the capabilities of aging carpenters.