Thanks a lot for the feedback, I guess I'll give it a shot then. Kind of surprising to see tf 1.x in a 2022 publication, I guess I'm just glad it's not caffe :D

Thanks for the hint! It's certainly been an overlooked paper for me. Looks interesting. Have you used it? Does it work in practice as the authors advertise it?

Completely agree with you there that the numbers are certainly correct. I just felt like they might not tell the whole story. For example, looking at the section where they say, I paraphrase, "x preprints are uploaded every day that mention TF", I don't doubt the numbers, but the way they tell it certainly evokes a different image compared to saying "the share of preprints relying on TF has been steadily declining the past years".

Regarding the many TF users out there, I would be curious what the main benefit is for them. Is it TPU support, TF serving, TF lite, something else?

Am I the only one for who the announcement feels a bit out of touch with reality?