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|real_name      = Aron Nieminen
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|occupation     = Software Engineer
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|known_for      = ''[[Pocket Edition]]''<br>Working with Notch before ''Minecraft''
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'''Aron Nieminen''' was a [[Mojang Studios]] employee who was in charge of ''[[Pocket Edition|Minecraft – Pocket Edition]]'s'' development<ref name=jebtweet>{{tweet|jeb|120506707809021953}}</ref> from its conception<ref>{{tweet|notch|73324440871649280}}</ref> until December 13, 2012, when [[Jens Bergensten]] took over development.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|278859663095779328}}</ref> He also worked on [[Scrolls]], and together with [[Daniel Frisk]], he developed [[Pi Edition]]. Aron worked with [[Johan Bernhardsson]] and [[Tommaso Checchi]] on ''Minecraft''{{hairsp}}'s Bedrock codebase.

Aron does not maintain a Twitter account.<ref name=jebtweet /><ref>{{tweet|jeb|298426475831496705}}</ref> [[Notch]] describes him as "Very bright".<ref>{{tweet|notch|61919028351991808}}</ref>

Aron started work on the ''Pocket Edition'' in early 2011<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/pocket-edition-5-years-old</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO-y5wzmK4E</ref>, and worked primarily alone (partially with [[Daniel Kaplan]] and [[Junkboy]]) until shortly after {{vl|PE Alpha 0.3.2|}} where [[Johan Bernhardsson]] stepped in.<ref>{{tweet|jbernhardsson|226215350675578880}}</ref>

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File:Aron - Mojang avatar.png|Nieminen's official Mojang avatar.
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