JuliaDiff / JuliaDiff/ChainRulesTestUtils.jl
structural rand_tangent
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- Dominant language
- Julia
- Stars
- 50
- Forks
- 18
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
rand_tangent prefers to generate natural tangents where possible. Sometimes, it's preferable to generate structural tangents. What's the feeling about the best way to accomodate this need?
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by reading the existing rand_tangent implementation and its callers to understand how natural tangents are generated. Clarify the desired API and define done as a documented way to request structural tangents, with coverage for the new behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- testing-qa
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100