Comment by bigdict

3 years ago

For sure, Lecun wrote a DL framework in Lisp decades ago.

I didn't know about his past feat. Couldn't find the lisp framework you mention but there's this https://lush.sourceforge.net/faq.html

(trivia, he's also behind djvu format)

  • Lush was really great back then. He often criticizes Python openly.

    Personally, I also feel a bit sad the ecosystem has become a Python monoculture.

    Lua was much nicer. Let's hope this book sparks some interest in alternative languages for ML.

    • I'm really surprised that Haskell didn't take off here. Strong types, plus lazy evaluation that seems perfect for orchestrating asynchronous GPU operations.