[Numpy-discussion] [ANN/FYI] workshop on python compilers @ SciPy this year, with relevance to numpy

2016-03-21 Thread Nathaniel Smith
Hi numpy-discussion, Wanted to pass on this workshop announcement here, since one of the motivations for this was the realization that with PyPy and Pyston both actively working on getting numpy working, we'll probably soon have *three* JIT platforms actively attempting to write their own version

[Numpy-discussion] Announcing Theano 0.8.0

2016-03-21 Thread Frédéric Bastien
Announcing Theano 0.8.0 This is a release for a major version, with lots of new features, bug fixes, and some interface changes (deprecated or potentially misleading features were removed). The upgrade is recommended for everybody. For those usi