tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post6182027461028973991..comments2024-02-15T01:12:13.681-08:00Comments on Pin Dancing: Two Roads Diverge - Machine Learning or IOS Dev?Ravihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630087669712445498noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-45065068845186565992012-04-03T19:33:17.583-07:002012-04-03T19:33:17.583-07:00@KR can't talk about the project in public. Li...@KR can't talk about the project in public. Likewise for the book ideas, because I may just convert one of them into an actual book some day. But over a beer is a different story ;). One of these days ...Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630087669712445498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-73675891121990698382012-04-03T16:07:56.119-07:002012-04-03T16:07:56.119-07:00I'm really curious about what the completed pr...I'm really curious about what the completed project was about... and the book ideas too!KRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777479899764272535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-76606606817513795622011-06-29T19:24:24.611-07:002011-06-29T19:24:24.611-07:00I hope you stick to ML and the road you take :)I hope you stick to ML and the road you take :)Manoj Bharadwajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-63194125641012040362011-06-28T08:52:32.803-07:002011-06-28T08:52:32.803-07:00@swaroop yes the "change of scenery" arg...@swaroop yes the "change of scenery" argument is a compelling one. OTOH the machine learning projects are very "magic" ey and "deep tech" satisfying and have real impacts on the real world.<br /><br />Thanks for the ET links!Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630087669712445498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-36217544241361835812011-06-28T04:34:06.155-07:002011-06-28T04:34:06.155-07:00P.S. Check out this 2-day-old Economic Times artic...P.S. Check out this 2-day-old Economic Times article on exactly this topic - http://swaroopch.net/jXVRjOSwaroop C Hhttp://www.swaroopch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-9671428817095014342011-06-28T03:24:45.070-07:002011-06-28T03:24:45.070-07:00learning Objective C is trivial. Why should I lear...learning Objective C is trivial. Why should I learn C# (yuck!) instead? When developing for a platform, best to develop in the language it is written in.<br /><br />And, if I wanted another language, I'd write a lisp/ml to Objective C compiler. And I don't. Learning Obj C is 2 days work at most.Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630087669712445498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-8090741457992817512011-06-28T03:11:01.352-07:002011-06-28T03:11:01.352-07:00Hi Ravi,
Please have a look at MonoTouch - http:/...Hi Ravi,<br /><br />Please have a look at MonoTouch - http://monotouch.net/ using which you can write C# code for iPhone. This obviates the need for learning Obj. C and you get memory management for free.<br /><br />Good luck,<br />Manoj.Manoj Waikarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-22978770936006027722011-06-28T01:56:01.087-07:002011-06-28T01:56:01.087-07:00Since you've already done many projects in ML/...Since you've already done many projects in ML/NLP, perhaps it's time to try out iOS dev as something different? :)Swaroop C Hhttp://www.swaroopch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993901435573921786.post-71709380051652323532011-06-28T00:36:32.266-07:002011-06-28T00:36:32.266-07:00Hi Ravi
Best of luck on the road you are...Hi Ravi<br /> Best of luck on the road you are going to choose.I am sure you will feel happy about it in future.<br /><br />What are the book ideas you have in mind? Please share them.Experienced developers writing books will be of immense help to others who genuinely want to improve their skills.<br /><br />VigneshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com