I had recently a work task that required the creation of a LaTeX style from scratch. Since I'm mostly a user of LaTeX and I never did design before, I naturally turned to the Internet for information. After a few misled initial google searches, I finally found what I looked for, but I was in for a surprise. My virtual instructor into LaTeX class writing turned out to be a 17 year old highschool student, Ankur Dave, who managed also to impress me with his skills and the breadth of his culture (surprising for his age). Little gems like this help illuminate a bit my grim view of humanity's future.