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“Installing a new neural network library is typically a tremendous pain because of onerous dependencies, python version hell, complicated Makefiles, and massive
by Annatar 9y ago
“Installing a new neural network library is typically a tremendous pain because of onerous dependencies, python version hell, complicated Makefiles, and massive code bloat.”
Finally people have started speaking up and doing something about it! May we see more of such mentality in the future, and computer industry will be a better place to work!
- p1esk 9y agoBullshit. These days installing any major NN framework is pretty much just "pip install X". Unless you want GPU support, in which case it's just slightly more complicated.
- eeZah7Ux 9y agoDevelopers still underestimate how much code bloat and dependency proliferation harm security and administration. Static linking encourages even more bloat by vendorizing dependencies. Please make your applications modular. Optional dependencies are there for this reason. Most good packaging tools support them.