Comment on Show HN: I implemented a neural network in SQLComments−0xnyn1moinitially rolled my eyes at "neural networks in SQL," but after reading the code I came away impressedbasically it comes down to using relational algebra as the IR, letting a database optimizer reason about tensor programs−alxmrsOP1moI would have had the same gut reaction as you lol.You’re spot on. I think that SQL, as a data oriented and logic PL, might be ideal for writing tensor programs.
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initially rolled my eyes at "neural networks in SQL," but after reading the code I came away impressed
basically it comes down to using relational algebra as the IR, letting a database optimizer reason about tensor programs
I would have had the same gut reaction as you lol.
You’re spot on. I think that SQL, as a data oriented and logic PL, might be ideal for writing tensor programs.