Ryan Pepper
Welcome to my blog which aims to collect some of my random thoughts.
Recent posts
Physics AI - The Illusion of Ground Truth
When you learn computational physics, one of the most challenging aspects is learning when to do, and when not to do something.
My doctoral research was largely …
10 years of Python - a personal retrospective from 2015 to 2025
I first started touching Python while coming towards the end of a Master’s project, about ten years ago. Much has changed over that period, and looking …
Finding 'A Good Read' with Ollama and Llama 3
The BBC has an excellent radio programme called ‘A Good Read’. It first started 1977, and there have been hundreds of episodes, each of which has …
Go first impressions
Go first came onto my radar about 9 years ago when I came across MuMax during my PhD studies. While I’ve touched it briefly, I wouldn’t consider …
Improving Python performance for numerical routines
When writing numerical software in Python, there is a somewhat overwhelming array of options for tackling performance issues. From experience, it’s very …