Brief notes:
Matthijs: Some StanC3.
Ben: Uploaded RStanArm, got rejected.
Steve: Met with Dan S, working on Sparse matrix, adding to design doc.
Andrew: Golf case study up, permission to have BDA free online
Charles: Working with Yi to get Newton solver into Stan. Working on monster model.
Rok: Buch of openCL stuff. Working on learning compiler.
Ben B: MRP stuff, had idea that didn’t work out.
Jonah: RStanArm release, RStanTools 2.0 out.
Sean:
- worked on javascript library exposing the stanc3 compiler. works as a
command line in node already; needs some work to expose all the
functionality RStan needs in R’s V8 package. :
A javascript stanc3- streamed 2 hours with Rok, compiler overview and implementing simple
GPU optimizations. link: https://www.twitch.tv/seantalts/videos - made a PR adding a new higher order function to stanc3. About 20 lines
in one file in stanc3 vs. 45 files, about 25 C++ files. up on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLa1LIQvBA - fit[i] only thing left for the roadmap - almost done:
Interface roadmap - last draft before ratification vote - lots of exciting discussion around redesigning governance
- want to draw attention to user defined gradients thread on discourse:
Soliciting syntax ideas for user defined gradients and user defined transformations
- streamed 2 hours with Rok, compiler overview and implementing simple
General Meeting:
- Martin Modrak is discourse manager.
- Utrecht StanCon–answer by Friday
- Timestep adaptation
- Stan Weekly Report discussion: Have a wiki? Newsletter? Push tech?
- Stan Electorate: Has been kicked to SGB