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Jamie Balfour

BSc (Hons) Computer Science, PGDE Computing

J. Balfour

Computer Scientist
Full Stack Developer
& Educator

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Warcraft III: Forsaken Kingdom review

14Sep2026 / Gaming

Warcraft III is still my favourite game of all time, and it just got a massive new expansion pack, 23 years after its last expansion.

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ZPE 1.14.9

ZPE 1.14.9 is available now. This major release introduces ZenC and direct machine-code compilation with fat native plugin support; interfaces, enums, records, typed arrays and indentation-based YASS syntax; WebUI, ZEQL, JDBC database access, cron scheduling and project-resource bundling; the new ZPE Program Decompiler; major HYPR, compiler, runtime and start-up performance improvements; and extensive advances to typing, inheritance, storage, tooling and stability. ZPEX 1.14.9 has also been released—with a new cross-platform binary plugin system supporting independently compiled native and Java-backed libraries!

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Octopus Energy

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eTraxion

eTraxion is a new database program with tracking and monitoring features designed for educational settings.

Offering things like report builder, notifications where there is concern about attainment and much more, it's designed to make teachers' jobs easier.

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Warcraft III: Forsaken Kingdom 14 September 2026 (Review)Warcraft III is still my favourite game of all time, and it just got a massive new expansion pack, 23 years after its last expansion.

ZPE's new graphics library 12 September 2026 (Blog post)ZPE is getting a new graphics API built into it.

ZIDE is nearly ready 8 September 2026 (Blog post)ZIDE is now nearly ready for its first proper launch.

Tomorrow is my last day as a teacher 6 September 2026 (Blog post)As the title says, I'm leaving teaching after tomorrow.

ZPE Native daily 6 September 2026 (Blog post)ZPEX will now be updated daily, or at least after every daily push to GitHub.

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