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Re:Some Lesser Known Machine Learning Libraries by aub3bhat on Friday April 07, 2017 @04:46AM (#14058185)
Please don't spread bad advice. There is a reason we teach Python and not ia64 Assembly to beginners.
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Re:Some Lesser Known Machine Learning Libraries by Safety1stClyde on Friday April 07, 2017 @05:10AM (#14058274)
> There is a reason we teach Python and not ia64 Assembly to beginners.

Fashion is a reason, but it's not a good reason.

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Re:Some Lesser Known Machine Learning Libraries by taurath on Friday April 07, 2017 @05:44AM (#14058397)
Relevance and accessibility are others.
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Re:Some Lesser Known Machine Learning Libraries by unpopulatedopin on Friday April 07, 2017 @06:55AM (#14058688)
we kinda do both, most basic functions and ops have direct complements in high and low level langs. Actually, a good course starts with logic, binary, and some electronics on the side.
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