Jordan’s ahead of the game

THE email was from a senior executive at Apple. “Your son has developed an excellent game, but he needs access to a Mac to finish his work,” it read. “If his game is published by Apple, he will be the youngest European developer of an app.”

Jordan Casey’s mother was startled.

She knew that developing games was her son’s hobby, but she didn’t know he was so talented, let alone that he would attract the attention of Apple’s California headquarters. When he had asked her to buy him a Mac for €1,200, she had hesitated.