Thomas Martin

Dec 9, 2024 | medium.com | Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin·Follow2 min read·--These days, the Advent of Code challenge is running, with people (and AI) all around the world trying to solve 24 programming exercises of increasing difficulty. The 25th challenge, released on Christmas Day, is usually easier to allow Christians to properly observe this important day without having their brains on fire.

Dec 3, 2024 | mdpi.com | Jasmin Wagner |Ella Gambell |Thomas Martin |Joshua Kaplan

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Nov 25, 2024 | medium.com | Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin·Follow2 min read·--In companies located outside English-speaking countries, where everyone at a department or company level is proficient in the local language but operates on a global scale, a key question often arises: Which language should we use in different situations? 🌍 Do we embrace the beauty of our native tongue or choose the logic of using the global business language, English?

Nov 5, 2024 | preprints.org | Jasmin Wagner |Thomas Martin |Joshua Kaplan |Ella Gambell

Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 1 November 2024 / Approved: 4 November 2024 / Online: 5 November 2024 (09:11:23 CET) Wagner, J.; Gambell, E.; Gibbons, T.; Martin, T. J.; Kaplan, J. S. Sex Differences in the Anxiolytic Properties of Common Cannabis Terpenes, Linalool and β‐Myrcene, in Mice. Preprints 2024, 2024110212. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0212.v1 Wagner, J.; Gambell, E.; Gibbons, T.; Martin, T. J.; Kaplan, J. S.

Oct 14, 2024 | medium.com | Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin · Follow 3 min read · -- · The Problem · The Classic Fix · A More Structured Approach: Two-Step Bug Fix · Step 1: Expose the Bug in the Test · Step 2: Implement the Fix Consider this simple Python function: def divide(a, b): return a / b And a unit test that covers it: def test_divide(): assert divide(4, 1) == 4 assert divide(4, 2) == 2 assert divide(4, 4) == At first glance, most developers will notice a glaring issue with the divide function: >>> divide(4, 0) Traceback (most...