Paddle: Baidu's open source deep learning framework

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 &quot;model zoo&quot;, 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:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;baidu&#x2F;paddle_paddle_model_zoo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;baidu&#x2F;paddle_paddle_model_zoo</a>, suggests they might be working on one.

Another deep learning framework, this time from Baidu.<p>Given TensorFlow&#x27;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&#x27;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&#x27;s network effects are too large to overcome at this point.<p>However, Paddle could gain significant adoption in China, Baidu&#x27;s home market.<p>EDIT: My opinion could be wrong. To find out, I&#x27;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:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=12391744" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=12391744</a>

Easy to use.

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Interesting project name. The authors seem to be telling us something about their philosophy of education :)