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Updated "optional arguments" section.#250
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As discussed in the TF APIs Owners meeting on 27 May.
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May 28, 2020
| argument to the default value, which may be needed when the default behavior is changing. | ||
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| If the optional argument is _backwards incompatible to change_, however, its default should | ||
| reflect the actual default value when possible. |
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Can we include @fchollet 's Milk example as well? I rather like that as a way to differentiate the two. In code would be ideal, so we can show what we mean by letting the implementation set the value.
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The activation function or aggregation is a good example of something backwards incompatible and should be here
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| argument to the default value, which may be needed when the default behavior is changing. | ||
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| If the optional argument is _backwards incompatible to change_, however, its default should | ||
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The activation function or aggregation is a good example of something backwards incompatible and should be here
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| Our recommendation is to use `None` as the default value for _any optional arguments | ||
| that may be adjusted or changed over time_, and have the implementation be responsible | ||
| for handling the value, as opposed to using a default value that directly represents | ||
| the behavior (e.g. `aggregate='sum'`). The latter prevents the implementation from |
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Maybe mention num_threads=10 instead of aggregate=sum? That's more in keeping with stuff that can obviously change (changing the aggregation is incompatible)
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As discussed in the TF APIs Owners meeting on 27 May.