JuliaDiff / JuliaDiff/AbstractDifferentiation.jl
Use multiple arguments instead of a tuple for pushforward and pullback function?
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Description
It seems annoying that the pushforward and pullback function accept tuples of co-tangents instead of multiple arguments. Is there a compelling reason for doing so or was this a design decision that could be changed? In my opinion the main annoyance is that one has to handle the case of tuples of length 1 in a special way (as e.g. in https://github.com/JuliaDiff/AbstractDifferentiation.jl/pull/51) (it also makes it impossible to work with actual single-argument functions that take a tuple as only argument but maybe this is not needed anyway). Arguably it is also cleaner to provide multiple arguments as, well, multiple arguments instead of a tuple.
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Start by reviewing the existing pushforward and pullback interfaces and the tuple-handling example referenced in AbstractDifferentiation.jl pull request #51. Determine whether multiple arguments can replace tuple arguments while preserving support for single-argument tuple functions. Done means the API direction and implementation scope are agreed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100