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5 points by vishnus1 ↗ HN
Hello. My name is Vishnu, and I'm a 16 year old high schooler with an interest for software development and computer science.

I live in the Toronto area and I was just wondering where I can find opportunities for part-time software developer jobs or summer 2022 internship opportunities.

If anyone has any opportunities, please let me know. My resume is available at https://www.vishnus.me/VishnuSatishResume.pdf. My GitHub profile is https://github.com/vishnupsatish. Thank you. (I'm also a lurker on Hacker News ;)

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gus_massa
From your resume:

> Woodlands Mathematics Textbook

Is it available online, or it's an internal tool of the university?

vishnus1
It's a high school math textbook, and it's available at https://woodlandsmathematics.ml (but locked under a password). I'm also remaking the architecture for the other, upcoming textbooks.
gus_massa
Is it free? Anyone can register? Is there a sample chapter?
vishnus1
It's a textbook created by one of our math teachers intended for internal use. The textbook password is adbe674eec46, please don't make an account.
JasonCannon
Just a tip: leaking internal resources and passwords is not the best thing to do when trying to get an internship. That would send up huge red flags that you'd do the same thing at whatever company gives you an internship.
vishnus1
It's not an internal password, it's more loosely password-protected. I've shared it with the permission of the teacher involved. This book will also be phased out soon.
gus_massa
I agree with JasonCannon that it's weird to post the password. If it's somewhat public and you have permission to post, you should say it.

It would be nice if you can keep live at least a free "paswordless" chapter, and add a link in your CV. But you must talk to the teacher(s) to be sure it's ok.

What does this mean:

> Decreased point‑of‑interactivity times from 7 seconds to 1 second

Any insight about the problem or the solution?

MH15
When I was in high school (US not Canada) the research lab on the Air Force Base in my town offered internships to kids who were entering their senior year of high school or their freshman year of college. Perhaps you could look for similar opportunities at government/academic institutions?