_{Jamie Balfour's}Articles

Something that has interested me since its conception in about 2006 was the concept of what is now known as the smart home - it's always been something I've dreamt about.

In this post I am discussing how serial communication overtook parallel communication as the main method of communication in computer systems.

A look at 2010 to 2019 in my life, from highs to lows. This article is more for personal reasons than for others to read, but some of my friends might find it interesting.

The last decade had some amazing games, but also some truly awful ones. This is my top ten games of the last decade.

When I became the teacher I never wanted to become I became something horrible

Some languages really have easy to read and write syntaxes, whereas others sacrifice this for structure. What about the combination of both?

Here's a look at one of the new features to CSS as of May 2019

Learning intentions and success criteria are very important in Scottish schools now, yet I still see teachers who do not use them as well as they should.

Apple has a problem. I think it's time they addressed this.

What constitutes effective formative assessment? In this article I look into what I understand effective formative assessment to look like.