This mindset pushed Alexis to accomplish many firsts. Born in the USSR, he wrote his first computer program at age 12. At 16, he spearheaded internet development in Ukraine, bringing the internet to the region for the first time. Soon after, Yushin was called to The Netherlands to work at one of the country’s first internet service providers. He created NSD, a foundational program running on thousands of servers. Chances are, you’ve come across one of his programs.