Tensorflow: The Confusing Parts (1) Buckman's Homepage

Click here to skip the intro and dive right in! When I started the residency program in the summer of 2017, I had a lot of experience programming, and a good understanding of machine learning, but I had never used Tensorflow before. I figured that given my background I'd be able to pick it up quickly. To my surprise, the learning curve was fairly steep, and even months into the residency, I would occasionally find myself confused about how to turn ideas into Tensorflow code. I'm writing this blog post as a message-in-a-bottle to my former self: it's the introduction that I wish I had been given before starting on my journey. Hopefully, it will also be a helpful resource for others. In the three years since its release, Tensorflow has cemented itself as a cornerstone of the deep learning ecosystem.