Flashlight

Package currently in development, you can use it, but it's hard for now

project not related to similarly named flashlight. The name was coincidental and chosen independently.

Already done

Neural network structure
forward propagation
cost
backpropagation, but still in dev
normalizing input when using input handler(create InputPrePrepared(name will change), append input and output data, set bach size, generate input handler, run backprop with baches from input handler)

To do

cleaner code
relu instead of sigmoid on hidden
easier usage
f64 and f128 support
saving and loading the model

I wanted to be able to publish a pseudo finished version after version 0.0.10, but it will propably need to wait. Will try to publish V0.1.0 in like 3 months, because for the next month I wont have much time for this, and I want to also work on some games.

Dependencies

Why the name "Flashlight"

Before I decided on the name, I wanted to use some mythology reference, because I assumed that the "Torch" library based its name on Prometheus myth, but it didn't click.

Some time after that, I thought to myself "Why base the name on some mythical meaning of stuff, when I can refer to them literally.", and that's when I came up with three name ideas for project: "Lamp", "Bulb" and "Flashlight", and well... I decided on "Flashlight" because It sounded the goofiest of them all.

Sure, I could've tried to justify it with something like, "Flashlight is written in Rust and Torch is written In C, so Flashlight is safer, like how flashlights are safer than torches..." but I would be lying if I did. I decided on that name because it was funny, and I didn’t think it would actually fit the project — but here we are.

I hope you had a good time reading this short personal story. I just rly wanted to include that in the readme, so deal with it.

P.S. I literally have no idea what I'm doing here. I just thought one day, "Creating neural network from scratch while learning new language is a great idea". I dont even know how all math is working. I understand the concept, and try to deal with it.

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