A neat proposal by , , and on naming the axes of matrices in order to aid understanding: namedtensor.github.io
Reminds of how I often prefer named parameters and records in programming over their positional alternatives. 🤔
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It's interesting to note that many numerical libraries and languages seem to allow naming the axes of arrays these days. I'm guessing might be where the inspiration came from? compared and contrasted some of these this video:
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I also think the 'index type' extension of the proposal pretty neat - reminds me of how Pascal lets you define the type of array indices: freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/ - I often wish Rust supported this!
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Cool! I’ve been doing this in a paper of mine, and it really does aid understanding.
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Oooh, this looks nice! Saw pytorch use it in 's video, but this seems like it integrates the axis labels more deeply into the library?
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It's interesting to note that many numerical libraries and languages seem to allow naming the axes of arrays these days. I'm guessing might be where the inspiration came from? @contextfree compared and contrasted some of these this video: youtube.com/watch?v=WbpbEi
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