Looks well put together, well documented. Quickstart tutorial was easy to follow.<p>Why should I think about using this instead of (or in combination with?) the plethora of other similar offerings out there?
One thing which is missing is a "model zoo", a place where people share models (usually well-known) pre-trained, which is very useful for starting to use a framework.<p>Although this repo <a href="https://github.com/baidu/paddle_paddle_model_zoo" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/baidu/paddle_paddle_model_zoo</a>, suggests they might be working on one.
Another deep learning framework, this time from Baidu.<p>Given TensorFlow's rising dominance with AI researchers and practitioners and the existence of other frameworks with large installed bases like Theano, Torch, and Caffe, I don't think this new framework has much chance of gaining wide adoption in the US or other markets in the West. In my opinion, TensorFlow's network effects are too large to overcome at this point.<p>However, Paddle could gain significant adoption in China, Baidu's home market.<p>EDIT: My opinion could be wrong. To find out, I've created an HN POLL so we can all see which deep learning frameworks the HN community would use to build new products and services today. Link to HN POLL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12391744" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12391744</a>