Star Hopper.

A collection of my experiences and projects on my way to becoming a programmer.

Blog.

No news is good news.

Posted by Neil Nelson on July 16, 2011 at 4:07 PM Comments comments (0)

Hello their readers. Once again I find myself apologising for not making more contents, but at least I have a rather compelling string of reasons / excuses as to why this has happened.

Going back to the end of April, I returned from the Falklands ahead of my ship to take a weeks leave in preparation for my leadership, a three-week intensive course which helps develop an understanding of core values and ethos required for those taking a promotion to Leading Hand in the Royal Navy. I pass...

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A Week Off.

Posted by Neil Nelson on April 30, 2011 at 10:47 PM Comments comments (0)

Well isn't that nice. They chucked me off the ship a week early so I can relax a home a little before I FINALLY go for take 2 of my LRLC promotional course. I'm still apprehensive. This is probably more so that the first time I went there in fact, but I'm a little more confident too, it's almost like deja-vu, I know what to expect, I just have to be that how-high-guy for a few weeks.

Anyway, as I hope some of you have nostice, a few things have changed around the site, all for the bette...

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Arrays! Arias! and the Flaklands.

Posted by Neil Nelson on February 13, 2011 at 9:26 AM Comments comments (0)

I have now been slowly but surely working through my first book on programming for nearly three months, and I am a WHOLE THIRD of the way through it. Now despite the fact it's title ends "In 24 Hours" I swear I have not been dragging my feet on you. I am just taking it slowly as I a) am really interested, and b) am taking a lot of notes, and am thinking about making some tutorial videos to help join what I have learnt thus far. As the title of the blog post alludes however, I have finally got...

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