Here’s an interesting project I came across last week through a contact on LinkedIn – a C Compiler for the Z80 processor. The Z88 DK project was originally conceived for the Cambridge Z88, but now supports a variety of Z80 based platforms including the ZX Spectrum. There are the generic libraries you’d expect from a C compiler including stlib, maths, malloc and string, as well as support for sprites, sound, interrupts and 3D rotation. In …
One of the things I do on a regular basis is mentor at our local CoderDojo. For the last couple of years I’ve been teaching kids how to program games in Scratch. Between you and me, Scratch can be made to do some wonderful things, and it’s a great platform for learning games development on, but if you do anything more complicated than move a player sprite around the screen, then it can get quickly …
I’m a keen cyclist and, with a few friends, have racked up a fair few miles over the years cycling for pleasure, commuting and charity. Last year, for example, we cycled the C2C (Sea to Sea) cycle route from Whitehaven to Sunderland for a local charity over a couple of days. My bike is equipped for commuting & longer tours; nice panniers, bright lights, comfy seat and cycle computer. The cycle computer is the weakest …