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Mark Booth
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I'm a geek, a role-player and a biker.

I work for Diamond Light Source, developing open source scientific software for the UK national synchrotron facility. In the past I have worked in the robotics, mechatronics and laser micro-machining industries.

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Is it worthwhile to write unit tests for scientific research codes?
Dec 5, 2011
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Why is division so much more complex than other arithmetic operations?
Dec 5, 2011
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What are some good strategies for improving the serial performance of my code?
May 11, 2012
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What are good ways to document scientific software?
Dec 10, 2011
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Recommendations and experiences on which license to choose for software?
Dec 14, 2011
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How can I determine the period of my pseudo-random number generator?
Mar 5, 2012
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Is there any open-source or easy-to-access software that can simplify algebraic expressions like $x^{2}+2x+3, x=\sqrt{2}t-1$?
Jan 31, 2012
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Why is my parallel solver slower than my sequential solver?
Dec 2, 2011
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Future of OpenCL?
Dec 12, 2011
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Performance of Lustre filesystems
Dec 15, 2011
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