[pjmlp]

Not to downplay his efforts, but back in the 8 and 16 bit home computer days, kids were coding Z80, 6052, 8080, 68000 Assembly aged 10 - 12 years old onwards.

Having been one of those kids, I kind of expect a high schooler to be able to have such skills, when deeply interested into a specific subject.

[internetter]

Have you ever found a vulnerability in modern macOS?

[pjmlp]

I have found a machine code generation issue in Borland Turbo Pascal 5.5, with a letter from them acknowledging my finding, does it count?

I also participated in demoscene coding activities, using 68000 Assembly on the Amiga.

Since we are reaching for credentials, instead the point I was making.