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Yes, it really distracted away from the core lessons of that course.
by sumitgt 9y ago
Yes, it really distracted away from the core lessons of that course.
- binarymax 9y agoI disagree. I felt the language was very simple and easy to learn, and after the first exercise it was natural to use. Considering the course was very mathematical, the language was a perfect choice.
- mamon 9y agoMy impression was that the language was "too natural". I mean Octave notation is so similar to mathematical notation that many exercises could be solved by just typing a formula from lecture almost 1:1. Plus, learning Python and things like NumPy or Pandas would be beneficial on its own rights.
- tnecniv 9y agoI mean, there's not much difference between NumPy and MATLAB/Octave.
- liuhenry 9y agoFor example, check out https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy-dev/user/numpy-for-matlab-users.html https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy-dev/user/numpy-for-matlab-u... Also, IMO the implementation is not the core focus of the course. The key ideas are in the equations, and hopefully implementing them helps you understand the intuition behind those equations.
- piggybox 9y agoI disagree as well. I took the ML course a long time ago and now I can't remember anything about Octave but still remember those key ideas and algorithms taught in the course. That's the point.