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I'm using C++ for machine learning purposes using TensorFlow and OpenCV (rip Python, you are too slow 😭)

What are you using C++ for? 😁

Robotics, late nights and headaches

@miiitch Do programming books really help? Would you say their more effective than video tutorials online?

if you are using c# you might consider using ML.net

C++ in a Nutshell is outdated. Loved it though, before C++11 arrived. You definitively need to learn Modern C++. It’s different in many ways.

I still use C++ for low level stuff sometimes.

You should checkout cppreference.com

Awesome

@Holyfield3000 yes they helps a lot! And I find them to be less "distractive" than video tutorials. With real books, you can take your time to think about what you are reading, without the pressure of following such a complex topic like programming is on a video 😁

@bigworld12 zero experience with C# 😪 I heard a lot of people telling great things about this language 😁

@rpbp you're right, but I'm interested in the core concepts of this programming language 🙃

@miiitch cool! Take your time. It’s a large and complex language. But you can do anything you like, and if done right, with screaming performance.

And I’m totally with you regarding books. I love good books and always try to find the best book for the subject.

I think it depends how comfortable you are with books whether it is the best approach, however. I have been a CS teacher, and have seen that the majority of younger people don’t like books. Maybe at a later stage one will find out the value of a well written, comprehensive book.

@rpbp I have two O'Reilly books (Real World Haskell and Hand on Machine Learning) and I find them to be my favourite source for documentation!
I am mainly a functional programming guy (Haskell, Elixir, ReasonML and... JavaScript ES6) and I find C++ to be a bit complex... but I can clearly understand its value!

@miiitch Nice! I am going the other way: coming from imperative programming, I am now learning Haskell, from “Haskell from first principles”. Love it. When done, I would like to learn Lisp and Erlang as well.

I am very curious about the Functional mindset.

@rpbp if you'll like functional programming, I would recommend OCaml, it's a bit hard to learn but it gives you endless possibilities (native iOs and Android, native Desktop applications, web servers, JavaScript, micro processors etc.).
It's also pretty close to C in terms of performances!

@miiitch Thanks. Will do, sound great!

Surely after compilation everything is pretty similar.

If you want performance I'd look into functional programming languages like Lua, and Torch specifically.

of course python is slow. i use Cython for TensorFlow 😂

What do I use C++ for?

well... you know... not having to do complex math equations in pure Javascript :^) (all hail WASM)

C++ for almost everything: OpenGL, Vulkan, VR applications, socket servers, ...

I simply love the explicit code and control you obtain by using it. Also, it's waaaaay faster than Python or even Java.

@Holyfield3000 I use them as references mostly or to learn some basic stuff.