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31/10/2024
Elan: new release has Turtle graphics, printing Html, data-file read/write...
Elan - the first new programming language to be designed specifically for teaching in British schools since BBC Basic in 1981 - is now at Beta 3 and available for teachers to use and give feedback.
06/05/2024
75 years old TODAY – the modern computer
On the 75th anniversary of the first machine to adopt the Von Neumann Architecture (VNA), this article explores the meaning and significance of the VNA, and how it differed from previous practice
05/07/2023
Confused about: Subroutine, Procedure, Function, and Method?
If you are struggling with these terms I hope to bring some clarity, and even if you are confident with them, I will offer and insight that might still be very new to you. If you can embrace this you.
26/05/2023
Forget quantum computing, the future lies with analog!
First success with my brand new analog computer
16/05/2023
Algol *.*
Did you know that Algol is both the name of a programming language, and a star?
21/04/2023
Programming in heaven ... and in hell
From an educational perspective, different programming languages each have their plusses and minuses. Yet in one respect they all make programming hellishly difficult to learn ...
24/01/2023
Score 100% in your A-level NEA project, from 1 page of code!
Officially, ‘lines of code’ isn’t a measure of goodness in an A-level NEA project. So why do all the examplar projects have gobs and gobs of code? This post shows that it is possible to buck the trend
01/11/2022
A state of the art, high performance computer for £200?
I've just ordered a new computer. State of the art, high performance, ideal for running simulations. With educational discount and international shipping, it cost £206. BTW - it's an 'analog computer'
28/09/2022
A simple demo of how pure functions simplify parallelisation
08/09/2022
How to create a Y2K-like problem for no good reason
Sorry – this is just another rant, but I need to vent it somewhere, and a few teachers just might find this an interesting story in the context of Social Consequences of Computing
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