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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.
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26/05/2023
Forget quantum computing, the future lies with analog!
First success with my brand new analog computer
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16/05/2023
Algol *.*
Did you know that Algol is both the name of a programming language, and a star?
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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 ...
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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
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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'
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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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28/07/2022
What IS the real significance of OOP?
The core idea in OOP is 'encapsulating methods with data'. Five principal benefits have been claimed for encapsulation. But in modern programming you can achieve those benefits without encapsulation.
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15/06/2022
Fun with folding
No, not an introduction to origami, or table napkins with Martha Stewart, but some interesting ways to use the Fold function, which - if you teach AQA A-level CS - is in the syllabus
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