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aka "Bayesian Methods for Hackers": An introduction to Bayesian methods + probabilistic programming with a computation/understanding-first, mathematics-second point of view. All in pure Python ;)
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Is there an expected port for TensorFlow 2.0 and/or PyMC4? #447

Open jolespin opened 5 years ago

jolespin commented 5 years ago

First off...thank you SO SO MUCH for updating this code and porting it to some modern tools. This a huge resource for the community and especially someone like me who had a single class in Bayesian Inference (all with manual calculations on paper) a few years ago and few resources for (re-)learning both bayesian inference concepts and a new api.

I know that the TFP port is pretty new but I was wondering if there were any plans in the future to update the code for TensorFlow 2.0 since the syntax is a little different? (I would be frustrated if someone asked me this question so my sincerest apologies)

I also heard that PyMC4 will be using TFP and TensorFlow 2.0. Will that be expected to be ported as well? (Again, I know that is a HUGE task but just thought I'd knock out 2 birds with one stone in this 2 part question).

twiecki commented 5 years ago

Once PyMC4 is more mature we'll definitely try to port this.

jolespin commented 5 years ago

Since PyMC4 devel started during TensorFlow 1.0 era does that mean the current PyMC4 needs to be rewritten?

twiecki commented 5 years ago

We're targeting TF2.

bluesky314 commented 5 years ago

When will TF2 be?

CamDavidsonPilon commented 5 years ago

No TF2 plans scheduled

edu-gp commented 4 years ago

Hi all, just wanted to check in on this again, since TF2 has been officially released for some time now, is there a plan to port to TF2?

k0105 commented 4 years ago

Having just bought and started the book I gotta say 1000 times this - it's a very well-written book, but it urgently needs to be updated and when it is, it should be directly to PyMC4, ideally with a brief nod / introduction to TF Probability as well. I will buy this again immediately and happily pay the full price again when we get an update. Please consider doing this soon - it's a very relevant topic and a great time right now. I would be delighted if I could get an updated version this year.

And if you should have code beforehand (e.g. a pymc4 branch) I'd be happy to alpha test it - just let us know when you start this.

wissebarkhof commented 4 months ago

Coming here to see if this has changed! Love your way of writing and would be really insightful how the TFP concepts translate to more modern syntax.