Hello, welcome to my blog!

I’m Ben, and I’m a programmer with a recently acquired degree in Computer Science who occasionally likes to write about his exploits, and that’s basically what this blog is: Cool stuff happens => It goes here. For the nerdists out there: I love C# and run to it whenever possible, and my degree course was mostly in Java so I’m good with that too. I also enjoy web development, the usual XHTML-CSS-Javascript stuff, and my teenage years were mostly consumed with php (including my A level coursework!). I can write basic C/C++ but my knowledge is limited – I need a compelling and sizable project to really get my teeth in to.

I might also be posting personal articles from time to time – stuff like game reviews, short reviews of any new gadgets I buy, etc.

More about me? Well I play the guitar – but who doesn’t these days! I did Media Studies at GCSE and A level and was good at it, so I enjoy films and TV (to see what I’ve watched lately and what I thought of it, you can look at my Criticker profile.) Since I spend my time at the moment making games, it’s probably obvious I’m a gamer myself: Mainly shooters and racing if you look through my extensive collection, but any game that nails the mystical “30 seconds of fun” that a Bungie staffer spoke about years ago is a contender. If it’s funny or charming, well that helps too (see: Psychonauts.) Outside of that, I’m usually either cooking (or more often, baking) or nerding out and trying to make sense of the internet.

So why are you still here? Go read some stuff I wrote, or have a look at my gallery/portfolio page to see some of my coolest projects and a brief CV. If you’d like to contact me to discuss… well anything really, go ahead and do so .