Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderLooking through the topics covered, the standard AI-course caveats (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16247629) apply. Yes, AI/ML MOOCs teach the corresponding tools well, and the creation of new tools like Keras make the field much more accessible. The obsolete gatekeeping by the AI/ML elites who say "you can't use AI/ML unless you have a PhD/5 years research experience" is one of the things I really hate about the industry. However, contrary to the thought pieces that tend to pop up, taking and passing a…
There's a lot of points on this post but no comments. What do people experienced with ML think about this course? Is it worth the time?
I found Microsoft's course[1] to be better for the less mathematically/academically inclined, who just want to get a background in ML. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/ML-For-Beginners
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 2212
- Total comments
- 244
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-28 | Google Developers – Machine Learning Crash Course | astdb | 10 | 0 |
| 2018-03-01 | Google's ML crash course with TensorFlow | xoher | 5 | 0 |
| 2018-03-01 | Machine Learning Crash CourseFirst breakout · Best thread | matant | 1926 | 222 |
| 2019-11-20 | Machine learning crash course by Google | rickdeveloper | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-12-10 | Machine Learning Crash Course | TakakiTohno | 231 | 18 |
| 2021-08-26 | Free Machine Learning crash course from GoogleLatest 20+ point return | webmaven | 37 | 4 |
| 2024-11-06 | Machine Learning – Google for Developers | Wookai | 1 | 0 |