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The Little Book of Deep Learning

97 points by mariuz 3y ago

dmarchand90 3y ago
I was his TA a couple times at EPFL. He provides a really fantastic set of resources for anyone who's interested in the topic
amelius 3y ago
Previous discussion, 2 months ago, 36 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35767789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35767789
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roycoding 3y ago
I published a book last year with a similar goal: Zefs Guide to Deep Learning https://zefsguides.com https://zefsguides.com It's a pretty short book designed to provide a strong conceptual grounding in the most import ideas in deep learning, starting with an intro to ML. The book posted by the OP appears to be a little more oriented towards the math and people who have a strong grasp of CS theory. I am definitely going to read through it! I was considering going even smaller and cuter with my actual print book, but ended up with a "pocket book" format that's 5.25" x 8" (13.3cm x 20.2cm) and about 160 pages total. This book seems to get the smallness part down pretty well. I actually considered the exact same title (The Little Book of Deep Learning) when I started out!
- adamisom 3y ago
  Nice. Yours costs but I've always been baffled by people with money (HN) who think that's like a super big deal- the absolute difference between $0 and $22 is still only $22...
  - rafale 3y ago
    It's the relative difference that bothers people.
    - stevesimmons 3y ago
      It's the mental friction of any payment versus no payment. Multiplied by the risk I won't actually have time to read it.
  - dysoco 3y ago
    Also let's not assume everyone in HN necessarily has money and comes from a wealthy country, in my country $22 is quite a bit to consider spending on a book, some developers earn well but others do not, or might not have a software job yet, if you are a student for example that might be 1/2 or 1/3 of your monthly budget.
    - slim 3y ago
      For me paying something in dollars is not an option, because I don't have dollars and I have no way to buy them with my country's currency. Most people in the world are like me. Something americans and europeans don't realize
tunnuz 3y ago
Loving the prominent option of “phone-formatted PDF”.

97 points by mariuz 3y ago

I was his TA a couple times at EPFL. He provides a really fantastic set of resources for anyone who's interested in the topic

amelius 3y ago

Previous discussion, 2 months ago, 36 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35767789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35767789

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roycoding 3y ago

I published a book last year with a similar goal: Zefs Guide to Deep Learning https://zefsguides.com https://zefsguides.com It's a pretty short book designed to provide a strong conceptual grounding in the most import ideas in deep learning, starting with an intro to ML. The book posted by the OP appears to be a little more oriented towards the math and people who have a strong grasp of CS theory. I am definitely going to read through it! I was considering going even smaller and cuter with my actual print book, but ended up with a "pocket book" format that's 5.25" x 8" (13.3cm x 20.2cm) and about 160 pages total. This book seems to get the smallness part down pretty well. I actually considered the exact same title (The Little Book of Deep Learning) when I started out!

adamisom 3y ago
Nice. Yours costs but I've always been baffled by people with money (HN) who think that's like a super big deal- the absolute difference between $0 and $22 is still only $22...
- rafale 3y ago
  It's the relative difference that bothers people.
  - stevesimmons 3y ago
    It's the mental friction of any payment versus no payment. Multiplied by the risk I won't actually have time to read it.
- dysoco 3y ago
  Also let's not assume everyone in HN necessarily has money and comes from a wealthy country, in my country $22 is quite a bit to consider spending on a book, some developers earn well but others do not, or might not have a software job yet, if you are a student for example that might be 1/2 or 1/3 of your monthly budget.
  - slim 3y ago
    For me paying something in dollars is not an option, because I don't have dollars and I have no way to buy them with my country's currency. Most people in the world are like me. Something americans and europeans don't realize

tunnuz 3y ago

Loving the prominent option of “phone-formatted PDF”.