Marikateri programmer grew up with programming and has it in his little finger. Not Masako Wakamiya, but at the age of 81 she can easily compete with them. Get to know the incredible story of this unusual pensioner.
It's never too late for anything.A catchphrase, but in the case of Masake Wakamiya It still holds true. 81-year-old woman She is not a typical retiree. She doesn't quibble or complain about today's youth. She prefers to write. computer codes and competes with the young in a field where they dominate. And if most of the elderly just stare helplessly at the screen smartphone, not knowing what to really do with it, Masako happily and skillfully slides across it.
She recently used her programming skills to create her first iPhone app, and with this action he wants to encourage other seniors to do the same. The app is called Hinadan and is based on a traditional Japanese holiday dedicated to girls, which includes doll dressingIt is a simple game in which the user must arrange a series of dolls in the correct order.
Wakamiya bought her first computer when she was counting 60 years. She was then forced to retire after 43 years of working at the bank. When one of the speakers at the event TEDxTokyo in 2014, she explained to the audience how she was then fully trained the computer herself and started communicating online, thus found a new meaning in lifeToday, he also runs a website for seniors, full of tips and instructions.
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