// The Joy of Six.
Passionate programmers have discovered how coding in Perl Six can be playful, imaginative, pleasurable and exhilarating.
This talk includes tasteful illustrations for curious monoglot and polyglot programmers alike.
Discover the Joy of Six!
// About Nigel
Lean start up techie helping businesses with learning and earning.
// Avoiding the UK IoT disaster
The Internet of Things is a growing phenomenon across the globe, with companies such as Imagination Technologies placing big bets on it becoming “the next big thing”. But while IoT is growing, the UK’s supply of appropriate developers is shrinking.
In this talk I will discuss the significant problems arising from IoT that are facing UK industry and, more crucially, education. We will look at some of the potential impacts of these and what will be required to avoid them. Lastly, I will introduce the new, innovative approach to teaching, pioneered by FlingOS™, which will help to tackle the aftermath of the inadequate, new Computer Science National Curriculum.
Bio:
Edward Nutting is a second year Computer Science and Electronics student at the University of Bristol and founder of FlingOS™ - an educational operating system. Ed has 10 years of experience in programming and education, including teaching at all levels from primary to university. He brings to the table a broad range of knowledge and depth of experience, but with emphasis on low level and OS development.
When not lecturing, writing articles, helping the Bristol EEE Society or working on his degree, Ed enjoys playing jazz on his tenor saxophone and hill walking (in all weathers, of course).