Theano's Legacy

Theano, once a pioneering library for deep learning, faced discontinuation as its developers transitioned to TensorFlow. Despite its technical debt, a dedicated developer revitalized Theano’s core principles, leading to the creation of Asara—a modern library that embraces the strengths of its predecessor while introducing new functionalities. The discussion highlights the importance of static computation graphs in probabilistic programming, showcasing the evolution of machine learning libraries.