Could this 12 year-old app developer be the vanguard for an era of kids as programmers?

Could this 12 year-old app developer be the vanguard for an era of kids as programmers?

In January I wondered outloud if the iPad will make us less creative.  I pointed out that there was a time when schools taught kids how to program computers but lamented that the vast majority of today’s kids are only learning to use tech devices rather than program them.