I fixed index type and value type to make things simple, especially when we need to provide Java and Python APIs. For raw features and feature transmations, we should allow generic types. -Xiangrui
On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 3:40 PM, DB Tsai <dbt...@stanford.edu> wrote: > David, > > Could we use Int, Long, Float as the data feature spaces, and Double for > optimizer? > > > Sincerely, > > DB Tsai > ------------------------------------------------------- > My Blog: https://www.dbtsai.com > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbtsai > > > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 3:06 PM, David Hall <d...@cs.berkeley.edu> wrote: > >> Lbfgs and other optimizers would not work immediately, as they require >> vector spaces over double. Otherwise it should work. >> On May 5, 2014 3:03 PM, "DB Tsai" <dbt...@stanford.edu> wrote: >> >> > Breeze could take any type (Int, Long, Double, and Float) in the matrix >> > template. >> > >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > DB Tsai >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > My Blog: https://www.dbtsai.com >> > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbtsai >> > >> > >> > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Debasish Das <debasish.da...@gmail.com >> > >wrote: >> > >> > > Is this a breeze issue or breeze can take templates on float / double ? >> > > >> > > If breeze can take templates then it is a minor fix for Vectors.scala >> > right >> > > ? >> > > >> > > Thanks. >> > > Deb >> > > >> > > >> > > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 2:45 PM, DB Tsai <dbt...@stanford.edu> wrote: >> > > >> > > > +1 Would be nice that we can use different type in Vector. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Sincerely, >> > > > >> > > > DB Tsai >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > My Blog: https://www.dbtsai.com >> > > > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbtsai >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Debasish Das < >> debasish.da...@gmail.com >> > > > >wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Hi, >> > > > > >> > > > > Why mllib vector is using double as default ? >> > > > > >> > > > > /** >> > > > > >> > > > > * Represents a numeric vector, whose index type is Int and value >> > type >> > > is >> > > > > Double. >> > > > > >> > > > > */ >> > > > > >> > > > > trait Vector extends Serializable { >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > /** >> > > > > >> > > > > * Size of the vector. >> > > > > >> > > > > */ >> > > > > >> > > > > def size: Int >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > /** >> > > > > >> > > > > * Converts the instance to a double array. >> > > > > >> > > > > */ >> > > > > >> > > > > def toArray: Array[Double] >> > > > > >> > > > > Don't we need a template on float/double ? This will give us memory >> > > > > savings... >> > > > > >> > > > > Thanks. >> > > > > >> > > > > Deb >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >>
