First polytechnic student to lead Google Developer Student Club

Mr Lye Jia Jun became the first polytechnic student selected to lead a Google developer student club. PHOTO: NANYANG POLYTECHNIC
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SINGAPORE - Mr Lye Jia Jun, 20, chanced upon coding online when he was 15 years old.

Hooked, he learnt programming through online videos, to increase his odds of getting a place in the cyber security and digital forensics course at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP).

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