Regrets, Ive had a few. But then again, those few were life changing.

One such regret I remember was at school. Computers had just come in and we had our first computer course lesson. The classroom had been kitted out with mostly BBC micros but not enough for everyone. As this was the year we got to choose which classes we would like to keep and drop, and with everyone wanting to keep computer lessons, we all had to submit a program, a simple quiz, for the teacher to review. He would then select pupils he would think had the best chance of passing the course based on said quiz.

I had been programming my ZX-Spectrum48k plus for a while and I believe my knowledge of computers far surpassed that of the teacher, so I set about creating the ultimate quiz. You got to fly Airwolf, the American TV series helicopter around the world answering various questions based on the country you landed the helicopter. My quiz had a loading screen, music graphics, FX but at the time the quiz had to be handed in, zero questions. Even in this state it would have easily passed the test, but I never handed it in, and subsequently failed. If there was one thing I was good at it was programming my computer. But down to sheer embarrassment of my quiz not having any questions due to all my effort been spent on other areas and running out of time, I failed the course. Today I sit here learning Java, wondering what could have been, and how my life may have turned out if I had handed my unfinished project in.