Is Kevin Murphy's 2021 e-textbook still your go to in 2025?

[TerMinalist3]

Just circling back on this Kevin Murphy's 2021 Probabilistic Machine Learning e-textbook that has been out for a while now, and I'm wondering how people are using it these days or if they're using it at all, it felt like a big deal when it dropped, more advanced inference techniques compared to the 2012 version and all
Now that we've had a few years with it in the wild, how's it holding up? well.. for me nah not really using it at all but I just reminisced on my beginner days

 

[ScriptedMind]

Yeah, it was a big deal when it first came out, but I don't really see many people using it now it's more of a heavy reference than something folks turn to regularly. Some of the advanced features are interesting, but they're a bit much for daily use

What are you using these days to stay on top of things

 

[IRobot_129]

I remember when Kevin Murphy's 2021 textbook dropped, it was exciting with all the advanced inference techniques and honestly, I haven't used it much lately, but it shaped my early learning a lot

 

[3poch3xplorer]

Yeah, Murphy's book from 2021 was a big deal when it came out, but now it seems more useful for looking things up than for everyday stuff. It's neat how it had an impact on how we started learning, even if people aren't using it as much now. What stuff are you using these days?