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Can someone explain how this repo is so popular/ why it's so popular here? This is a basic implementation of a relatively simple algorithm that you learn when i

Can someone explain how this repo is so popular/ why it's so popular here? This is a basic implementation of a relatively simple algorithm that you learn when initially starting with ML/DL. I do not want in any way to sound critical and am genuinely curious about the dynamics of why people would find this interesting given it's reduced complexity.

huskyr 10y ago
You said it yourself: when you want to learn something complex (like ML), it's usually easy to start with something with reduced complexity. At least, that's why i clicked the link.
thibaut_barrere 10y ago
One hypothesis is that there is a trend of non ML-familiar developers currently working on getting more grasp on ML. Such repositories provide something that e.g. web developers can take a look at, with reduced friction. Disclaimer: I'm such a developer! (currently going through the last bits of https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning) - but I've noticed other around me recently.
netvarun 10y ago
I up-voted this since I found it really helpful while working through Michael Nielsen's book on neural networks[1]. (I had chanced upon this repo a couple of months ago) The code is actually based on the original code from the book (e.g.: can be seen from the variable names like 'nabla') , but written in a more succinct manner. Since I am relatively new to Python, I found it easier to follow this repo's code than the code in the book and used it as my reference implementation. It's missing quite a few things like calculating accuracy, regularization, etc. but they are quite straightforward to implement. [1] Neural Networks and Deep Learning by Michael Nielsen - http://neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com http://neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com
superuser2 10y ago
We aren't all working on machine learning. There will always be some people who are getting into it for the first time.
rch 10y ago
https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- d4rth_s1d10us 10y ago
  Haha nice comic ! :-D
mlquestions 10y ago
Hehe, you're probably of similar mind to PaulHoule who commented on my Ask HN thread - https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=12198327 https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=12198327

huskyr 10y ago

You said it yourself: when you want to learn something complex (like ML), it's usually easy to start with something with reduced complexity. At least, that's why i clicked the link.

thibaut_barrere 10y ago

One hypothesis is that there is a trend of non ML-familiar developers currently working on getting more grasp on ML. Such repositories provide something that e.g. web developers can take a look at, with reduced friction. Disclaimer: I'm such a developer! (currently going through the last bits of https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning) - but I've noticed other around me recently.

netvarun 10y ago

I up-voted this since I found it really helpful while working through Michael Nielsen's book on neural networks[1]. (I had chanced upon this repo a couple of months ago) The code is actually based on the original code from the book (e.g.: can be seen from the variable names like 'nabla') , but written in a more succinct manner. Since I am relatively new to Python, I found it easier to follow this repo's code than the code in the book and used it as my reference implementation. It's missing quite a few things like calculating accuracy, regularization, etc. but they are quite straightforward to implement. [1] Neural Networks and Deep Learning by Michael Nielsen - http://neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com http://neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com

superuser2 10y ago

We aren't all working on machine learning. There will always be some people who are getting into it for the first time.

rch 10y ago

https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/

d4rth_s1d10us 10y ago
Haha nice comic ! :-D

mlquestions 10y ago

Hehe, you're probably of similar mind to PaulHoule who commented on my Ask HN thread - https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=12198327 https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=12198327