Programming Languages
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Programming languages are the platforms which provide suitable functions and operation to write codes and execute for machine learning. Machine learning algorithms can be written in any language. However, some languages offer developed packages consisting of easy functionalities to handle data and execute machine learning models. Some of the popular programming languages and their usability are discussed below.
Python: It is relatively easy to use, code and debugs. It offers good readability and structure. There are several packages and frameworks available for handling different formats of data and perform a wide range of operations. There are widespread community and corporate support available. It is also portable and extensible.
R: It can be used to perform statistics, visualizations and data analysis. Libraries written in it provide numerous graphical and statistical techniques like classical statistical tests, linear and nonlinear modeling , classification, clustering, and machine learning packages. The language allows for creating high-quality plots, including formulae and mathematical symbols.
Java: This is one of the most widely used languages for programming in both public and private sector organizations. Many of the open-source big data integration tools such as Apache Hadoop or Apache Spark are written in Java. It offers easy maintenance and good readability. It provides several Deep learning libraries, Machine learning model servers and a wide range of machine learning algorithms which has increased its popularity in the machine learning community.
C++: This is one of the oldest programming languages with syntax easy to read for computers and hard for humans. It provides better performance by creating compact codes with faster running time. Most of the machine learning platforms support C++.
There are several other programming languages such as Julia, Scala, JavaScript, Matlab, GO, etc available which can be used writing and execution of machine learning models.
Table 5-2 below lists useful packages and libraries across different programming languages for machine learning.
Language
Package or Library
Python
Scikit, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Theano, NumPy, Pandas
R
rPart, randomForest, Nnet, kernLab, e1071
C++
MLPack
Java
Weka, MOA, DeepLearning.4j, MALLET
Scala
SMILE, Apache Spark MLLib, NLP
Julia
Flux, Knet, MLBase.jl, TensorFlow.jl, ScikitLearn.jl
Matlab
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox