Why? Kids are smart and have time. 16 is not that young. I knew how to do SQL injection and buffer overflow exploitation at that age, although I also knew not to use those skills against someone who didn't ask for it.
Basically, everyone is excited because she's a girl.
Her father is a software engineer, though. It's much easier to learn pretty high-level skills in a field when you're young if you have a parent in that field.
Basically, everyone is excited because she's a girl.