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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by pjmlp on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @07:58AM (#24407520)
Which can have bindings to every language in existence, thus diminishing even more the role of Python.
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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by evgen on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:01AM (#24409091)
Given the choice between using library bindings in Python and similar bindings in C++ or Java, the world has voted with their feet. When it comes to easy to use glue languages, Python won.
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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by pjmlp on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:04PM (#24412512)
Who said those are the only two options available?

Python seems to have won.

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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by 0x008 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @01:38PM (#24410706)
Yes! People who compare python to Julia miss the point. Python is not really used as a programming language, Python is the new bash.
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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by pjmlp on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:06PM (#24412535)
Tcl did it first, look where it is now.

Alternatives abound.

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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by linkdd on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:03AM (#24407960)
Why would it diminish the role of Python ?

One of the strength of Python is its capacity to integrate with anything. We never said it was the only language with that strength.

With Python comes an ecosystem, another language another ecosystem. Choose the tool that fits your need.

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