How is it possible to be a developer when a kid is 6 years old?

Nat Friedman in his "Hello, GitHub" letter saying "I've been a developer since I was six". (https://ift.tt/2LXRGhD)

How is that possible?

I have a 7yo daughter, she is in the first grade of school. She barely can read and count. I understand she is not a wunderkind. I guess there are a lot of smarter kids around. But even with this knowledge, she is ahead of the majority in her class.

I'm trying to play with her in "Scratch Jr" app (https://ift.tt/1XhmNVY) and teach her a little bit algorithmic thinking. But she can do that on the very base level. She still struggles with the number of numbers she needs to put in the building blocks.

Can I call her a developer? In my understanding: No!

What is the bare minimum to be qualified as a developer? Especially when you are six.

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