Microsoft Research data scientist Dr. James McCaffrey explains what neural network Glorot initialization is and why it's the default technique for weight initialization. In this article I explain what ...

Our resident data scientist explains how to train neural networks with two popular variations of the back-propagation technique: batch and online. Training a neural network is the process of ...

In our examination of the Python language so far we’ve looked at the basics, some of the advanced stuff and a few architectural elements. This week we’ll look at Python in practice. Back in the first ...

Use the Python Netmiko module to automate switches, routers and firewalls from multiple vendors. I frequently find myself in the position of confronting "hostile" networks. By hostile, I mean that ...

There are ways to use the Python programming language on a typical Android device, iPhone, or iPad, but with fewer features ...

Find out what makes Python a versatile powerhouse for modern software development—from data science to machine learning, systems automation, web and API development, and more. It may seem odd to ...

Python 2.7.9, the latest bugfix release for the 2.x branch of the language, landed earlier today. In keeping with 2.x being in maintenance mode and the 3.x branch as the preference, this version adds ...

Last week we looked at the language Python (https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0526gearhead.html), and this week we’ll dig deeper. But first, a letter from ...