JuliaDiff / JuliaDiff/ChainRulesCore.jl

tangent_type(primal_type)

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breaking speculative Structural Tangent
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Julia
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Description

Our life would be easier if we had a single canonical tangent type for any given primal type.
Wouldn't need to worry about having both natural and structural tangents needing to be supported.
Could require that a mapping (possibly via convert) from various forms to the single specified type was given.

Potentially this could be done in a nonbreaking way if it was required to use it, just preferred

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. First clarify the canonical tangent-type and conversion requirements, then determine the affected API and tests; done means a decided, documented design with coverage for the proposed behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
julia
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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