Youngest Sun certified .... congrats

Jagjeevan · January 12, 2003, 9:22pm

This is the kind of things youth should be focussed on instead being obsessed with politics and religious rivalry. My hearty congratulations to Afsah.

http://www.dawn.com/weekly/science/science4.htm

The award for IT Youth was earned by thirteen-year-old, Afsah Shafquat. She has created three world records, one of which was recently broken by her sister. The records are:

World’s youngest Sun certified Java programmer,
World’s youngest Sun certified web component developer
World’s youngest IBM certified object oriented analyst & designer.

Currently, Afsah is working as Operation Badar’s teaching assistant at Sir Syed University and as a developer, Analyst & Designer in BadarSoft.

Jal_Pari · January 13, 2003, 5:36am

well done Afsah :k:

Pakistani_Tiger · January 14, 2003, 2:18am

You rock girl. :k:

AB · January 14, 2003, 6:24am

A role model indeed , hope more Pakis and girls follow. What a pity how few comments, where have all the brave men gone....didn't register I suppose...........

Jagjeevan · January 23, 2003, 3:40am

one positive uplifting news .... how come so few take notice? wouldn't it be so encouraging to the kids?

Mr_Fraudia · January 23, 2003, 3:44am

too notice but had nothing really to add. since u insist.

Bravo.

Now if we can get the rest of the country educated and focus on growth and development we would be better off. Lets take that message to our people.

Naqshbandi · January 23, 2003, 10:36pm

cONGRATULATION Afshah :k:

And thanx for postin Jagjeevan :k: :k:

Shak_killS · January 30, 2003, 11:06am

very pleased to know, well done!
atleast girls are comming forward seriously not adopting IT as fashion as most of the handful girls do in pak.

but This girl certainly a role model for all the girls in pak. come and stand out Pakistani Girls. join asfah or follow her.

Good Luck!

The_Jackal · January 30, 2003, 12:48pm

Well looking at these girls, i am not worthy of calling my self one of the youngest MCSE in the world..

I was 16 when i got myne.. Wonderful this goes to show that the vail on blocking new paths for women is truly gone because my sis, Just completed her masters at Preston University and her husbad is willing to let her do her Phd before the wedding..

The youth of both nation are our only hope for a safer INdia, Pakistan relationship.May we prosper for ever!!!

Pakistan Zindabad

Jagjeevan · January 30, 2003, 11:39pm

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*Originally posted by The_Jackal: *
Well looking at these girls, i am not worthy of calling my self one of the youngest MCSE in the world..

I was 16 when i got myne.. Wonderful this goes to show that the vail on blocking new paths for women is truly gone because my sis, Just completed her masters at Preston University and her husbad is willing to let her do her Phd before the wedding..

The youth of both nation are our only hope for a safer INdia, Pakistan relationship.May we prosper for ever!!!

Pakistan Zindabad
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Good one! I agree

ps. I hope you didn't stop with MCSE, right?

Ana · January 31, 2003, 1:19am

WOW!!! Some super-genius kids out there Masha’Allah. :k: :k:

(btw … the link didn’t work)

The_Jackal · January 31, 2003, 2:26am

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*Originally posted by Jagjeevan: *

Good one! I agree

ps. I hope you didn't stop with MCSE, right?
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Nope i am going to read LAW at South Bank University London.

Sohaib · February 1, 2003, 9:52pm

Masha’allah, Excellent work Afsha, and who said Girls cant do programming??

P.S JAckal, your acheivment isnt mean either, :k:

who-me · February 2, 2003, 12:57pm

I can understand a 13 year maths guru...or a 13 year old physicist but a Certified Java programmer?....Java? Whatever happened to pure sciences?..fun and games? For Gods sake!

Give the kids Mechano or lego to play with...maybe that'll bring out the innovative and entrepreneurial talents out of them. This "Operation Badar" has preteens now...Are they trying to prove our ratta system to the world?. We dont need any more code monkeys working at 15c/hr.

Youngest Sun certified Java programmer...sheesh!

manh!! I need to drug myself now. 'cuse me.

Jagjeevan · February 2, 2003, 5:18pm

i don’t think anybody said that

Jagjeevan · February 2, 2003, 5:20pm

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*Originally posted by who---me: *

Youngest Sun certified Java programmer...sheesh!

manh!! I need to drug myself now. 'cuse me.
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why do you assume the Java skills were at the cost of basic sciences and math? If so, I agree with you

fayax · February 5, 2003, 7:03pm

Well I am pretty sure Afsah did a great job but I kinda agree with "who___me."
Also being very qualified at a younger age definately comes at the cost of normal childhood. But who am I to judge normal anymore. The norm for 20 year old now is much more education than it was, even 50 years ago.
Some time ago Bachelors was considered a good level for a job....now you dont even make a normal living with Bachelors....specially in Pakistan.
If the opportunity was available to Afsah and she accomplished all this....Well congratulations to her then!

hmcq · February 6, 2003, 6:18am

Who_me

If no one is will to make the self sacrifice do you think there would be any progress? The act of been good in one thing does often come at the expense of another but without it we would just have the average moving along at the average.

This is the way i think about it: Nature is all about the averages and the mean. That is, the average child and so on... however evolution and progress is caused by the extreme that succeeds. and if there were no extremes we would just continue the averages and remain average always.