Andy here. Had an '81, then a Speccy. Did a lot of recreational programming back then, dabbled with assembly. Done a lot of hobby programming since (currently enjoying Arduino things), but I still return to the Spectrum. It's so comfortable!
Today I've messed around and decided on what I'm trying to do - faffing and seeing how fast I can make things move as I'm trying
for something arcade-game-y. I'm using the attributes to check for
collision, and having a lot of fun. I might even be up to the stage where I am 'designing levels' - ooh ya. I'm going to knock together something crude to do that on the speccy too - if I have time maybe it'll be a level editor too!