Re:Backpropagation is a leaky abstraction
by KODeKarnage on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @12:18AM
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> The Authoritative Argument is not very convincing
Neither is a straw man argument.
He wasn't making an argument from authority. He was essentially saying "because you are learning, not doing".
Re:Backpropagation is a leaky abstraction
by posterboy on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @07:31PM
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>essentially
No, implicitly and very subtly. The essence of the argument was the student in a voluntary class. The implications are manifold, but not stating the implications has a meaning on the meta level, that the students understanding is not expected, but the students expectation of an authoritative answer has to be satisfied anyway by stating the obvious to establish or retain authority.
The Authoritative Argument is not very convincing when your good authority over the course material being challenged. Maybe there is some irony or deeper truth, lost on me. Are you perhaps a leaky abstraction?
edit:
> The "code reuse as much as possible" mantra applies to when ...
... you are able to reasonably compromise, got it.