TensorFlow vs PyTorch: Fireside

A fireside discussion of PyTorch and TensorFlow - comparing their reach, strengths, and drawbacks.

Please share your thoughts on these frameworks in the discussion below!

[datasciyinfo]

Thanks for your thoughts. I used Tensorflow 1 in classes and hated it. Now with Tensorflow 2 with Keras built it, it’s manageable. I also use PyTorch, sometimes Fastai on top. PyTorch being like Numpy makes a lot of sense. I will pick PyTorch as my preferred choice, when I can choose, but use Tensorflow if there is an app or dataset already built using it. Then it’s very import to match the TF version number with the app. Else it fails with cryptic error messages. Jennifer

[scaredyfish]

Google changing changing everything in TensorFlow for version 2, breaking all old tutorials and documentation, and generally confusing everyone, is exactly what they did with Angular.

[AhmedIqbal]

In my point of view, for startup and production purposes, Tensorflow is a good option. However, for research purposes, PyTorch is good alternative.

[ReddSpark]

Appreciate the vid and the comments below. Returning to ML and helped me decide to continue with Tensorflow rather than learn PyTorch.

[mattizzle]

Version hell. That's life when coding anything. It is sort of getting better now, but not really.

[sanjaykrish]

One big drawback is we never get to see the data using breakpoints... Many timesTensorFlow errors are cryptic. If u want a feature like say "masking" which is already implemented then its easy but if u want to implement something out of the box it's very very hard.

[joshcummins]

I use Tensorflow. They just have so many easy to use tools like the hub models, easy transfer learning weights, api calls instead of hard coding everything.

I work for a start up as an intern and they do everything in pytorch. It gets annoying because 30 lines of pytorch code is like 7 in tensorflow. Seems overly complicated to do something simple.

[mp-xtrg]

The random mouse cursor is a bit distracting. Where did it come from what does it want.

[LocNguyen-lbii]

I supprise that they dont punch each other in the face at the end of video after agure a whole time

[briancase]

OMG, the audio is almost bad enough to make me click away, but I'm interested enough to stick it out. Please get a real microphone and put it near your mouth. Otherwise, thanks for the video.