Announcing algorithm development support for Python 3, JavaScript, Rust, and Ruby

Re:Announcing algorithm development support for Python 3, Ja... by tomc1985 on Friday May 20, 2016 @12:12AM (#11735500)

This doesn't even look like pay-for-a-snippet (which I agree is a pretty audacious business model). They sell you a black box, which you interact with through REST.

As a firm believer that knowledge -- particularly theory -- should be free, Algorithmia is repulsive. As a developer their black-box model (and not simply giving me source) is a no-go.

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Re:Announcing algorithm development support for Python 3, Ja... by anowell on Friday May 20, 2016 @01:12AM (#11735671)

While I also generally prefer to choose open source services over closed source ones, it seems to me there is a place for both....

That said, over 75% of algorithms on the site are open source. Perhaps that's not obvious enough?

[disclaimer: I'm an engineer at Algorithmia]

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