stan development mailing list

1–30 of 2296

This list has been deprecated. No new posts can be started here.

The development list has moved: http://discourse.mc-stan.org/. Please post new topics there.

0 selected

Bob Carpenter, … Jonah Gabry3

12/22/16

Stan 2.10 through 2.13 have broken samplers

From rstan you can set algorithm="HMC" when calling stan(), but I would trust Michael on

unread,

Stan 2.10 through 2.13 have broken samplers

From rstan you can set algorithm="HMC" when calling stan(), but I would trust Michael on

12/22/16

Andrew Gelman, … Avraham Adler3

10/26/16

Hierarchical model that was supposedly difficult to fit in Stan

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 4:14:42 PM UTC-4, Andrew Gelman wrote: > Hi--I think this came

unread,

Hierarchical model that was supposedly difficult to fit in Stan

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 4:14:42 PM UTC-4, Andrew Gelman wrote: > Hi--I think this came

10/26/16

Cole Monnahan, … Michael Betancourt3

10/25/16

NUTS differences in Stan vs paper

> I'm wondering if there have been any changes to the NUTS algorithm since the paper was

unread,

NUTS differences in Stan vs paper

> I'm wondering if there have been any changes to the NUTS algorithm since the paper was

10/25/16

Andrew Gelman, Bob Carpenter2

10/14/16

diag-plus function

I created an issue for the primitive diag_add operation, which would be useful (given that we don

unread,

diag-plus function

I created an issue for the primitive diag_add operation, which would be useful (given that we don

10/14/16

Bob Carpenter, … Daniel Lee6

10/13/16

working on Eigen 3.3

Just pushed to the branch with an updated version of Eigen. On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Bob

unread,

working on Eigen 3.3

Just pushed to the branch with an updated version of Eigen. On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Bob

10/13/16

10/5/16

Lunch tomorrow/chat + white paper about scaling models

Just in case you missed it on the non-developers section of discourse. Daniel ---------- Forwarded

unread,

Lunch tomorrow/chat + white paper about scaling models

Just in case you missed it on the non-developers section of discourse. Daniel ---------- Forwarded

10/5/16

Bob Carpenter, Daniel Lee2

10/3/16

upstream branch to match c++11/math.h refactor

Hi Bob, I checked out the Stan branch and updated the math branch and it passes all tests. You can

unread,

upstream branch to match c++11/math.h refactor

Hi Bob, I checked out the Stan branch and updated the math branch and it passes all tests. You can

10/3/16

Jonah Gabry, Devin Pastoor3

9/30/16

Guidelines for rstan-based R packages

On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 5:30:09 PM UTC-4, Jonah Gabry wrote: > For anyone who hasn

unread,

Guidelines for rstan-based R packages

On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 5:30:09 PM UTC-4, Jonah Gabry wrote: > For anyone who hasn

9/30/16

Andrew Gelman, … Aki Vehtari5

9/27/16

language question

It can also be target += foo_lpmf(a|b,c,d); for discrete distributions. Aki On Monday, September 26,

unread,

language question

It can also be target += foo_lpmf(a|b,c,d); for discrete distributions. Aki On Monday, September 26,

9/27/16

9/23/16

Eigen 3.3 on the way

They just put out their first release candidate (RC1). So we have to sort out Eigen 3.3 compatibility

unread,

Eigen 3.3 on the way

They just put out their first release candidate (RC1). So we have to sort out Eigen 3.3 compatibility

9/23/16

Daniel Lee, Avraham Adler2

9/19/16

StanCon. Saturday, January 21, 2017

On Monday, September 19, 2016 at 7:11:19 PM UTC-4, Daniel Lee wrote: > Stan is having it's

unread,

StanCon. Saturday, January 21, 2017

On Monday, September 19, 2016 at 7:11:19 PM UTC-4, Daniel Lee wrote: > Stan is having it's

9/19/16

Bob Carpenter, Daniel Lee3

9/18/16

changes to math that require changes to stan?

Thanks---will do. It'll take me a few days probably to get the rest of the math.h and MSVC stuff

unread,

changes to math that require changes to stan?

Thanks---will do. It'll take me a few days probably to get the rest of the math.h and MSVC stuff

9/18/16

Charles Margossian, Bob Carpenter2

9/16/16

Using EXPECT_FLOAT when expected value is 0

Right --- that doesn't indicate that the code's failing. The near test is fine. But we should

unread,

Using EXPECT_FLOAT when expected value is 0

Right --- that doesn't indicate that the code's failing. The near test is fine. But we should

9/16/16

Andrew Gelman, … Michael Betancourt15

9/14/16

+1 for Louis's AMI. Definitely the solution if you're using Amazon's resources. On Sep 13

unread,

+1 for Louis's AMI. Definitely the solution if you're using Amazon's resources. On Sep 13

9/14/16

Daniel Lee, … Bob Carpenter9

9/13/16

An example of why we want tests for internal functions.

-infinity isn't totally useless: exp(-infinity) = 0 -infinity < x for x finite, or x = +

unread,

An example of why we want tests for internal functions.

-infinity isn't totally useless: exp(-infinity) = 0 -infinity < x for x finite, or x = +

9/13/16

Daniel Lee, … Ben Goodrich14

9/13/16

Move to discourse? http://discourse.mc-stan.org

Hi all, Just another push to try to get us to use discourse. Can everyone sign up? Instructions here:

unread,

Move to discourse? http://discourse.mc-stan.org

Hi all, Just another push to try to get us to use discourse. Can everyone sign up? Instructions here:

9/13/16

Sebastian Weber, … Bob Carpenter15

9/12/16

ODE Refactoring

> On Sep 12, 2016, at 10:51 AM, Sebastian Weber <sdw....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi!

unread,

ODE Refactoring

> On Sep 12, 2016, at 10:51 AM, Sebastian Weber <sdw....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi!

9/12/16

Charles Margossian, … Ben Goodrich33

9/9/16

Using multiple algorithms for one function

On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 2:54:45 PM UTC-4, Charles Margossian wrote: The only necessary and

unread,

Using multiple algorithms for one function

On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 2:54:45 PM UTC-4, Charles Margossian wrote: The only necessary and

9/9/16

Daniel Lee, … Joshua N Pritikin10

9/9/16

C preprocessor for handling order-dependent includes

On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 01:24:34PM -0400, Bob Carpenter wrote: > We want to encourage people to

unread,

C preprocessor for handling order-dependent includes

On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 01:24:34PM -0400, Bob Carpenter wrote: > We want to encourage people to

9/9/16

9/9/16

Discourse sign-up directions

I think we should bite the bullet and try to move over. Once the dev list is comfortably settled in,

unread,

Discourse sign-up directions

I think we should bite the bullet and try to move over. Once the dev list is comfortably settled in,

9/9/16

9/8/16

Re: [stan-dev/math] Add rev multiply upgrade to v2.12.0 release notes (#388)

[off issue] Because we're just going linearly, you can just go backwards in time to the previous

unread,

Re: [stan-dev/math] Add rev multiply upgrade to v2.12.0 release notes (#388)

[off issue] Because we're just going linearly, you can just go backwards in time to the previous

9/8/16

9/7/16

CmdStan v2.12.0 released!

Hi all, CmdStan v2.12.0 has been released. I tagged it on GitHub, updated the release on GitHub (

unread,

CmdStan v2.12.0 released!

Hi all, CmdStan v2.12.0 has been released. I tagged it on GitHub, updated the release on GitHub (

9/7/16

9/6/16

Stan and Math v2.12 have been released

We actually have a lot of fixes in the Stan library this time around. A few fixes for Stan programs

unread,

Stan and Math v2.12 have been released

We actually have a lot of fixes in the Stan library this time around. A few fixes for Stan programs

9/6/16

9/6/16

Hi, I got the following email from Jason Rosenfeld of the NBA. Any basketball fans in NYC who are

unread,

Hi, I got the following email from Jason Rosenfeld of the NBA. Any basketball fans in NYC who are

9/6/16

9/6/16

Stan meetings shifting to Thursdays at 11 am

Hi all, Meetings for the foreseeable future will be on Thursdays at 11 am. We will still have online

unread,

Stan meetings shifting to Thursdays at 11 am

Hi all, Meetings for the foreseeable future will be on Thursdays at 11 am. We will still have online

9/6/16

9/6/16

I think I found the issue with the check_not_nan

We don't have specialization for Eigen::Matrix. Just for std::vector<double> or std::vector

unread,

I think I found the issue with the check_not_nan

We don't have specialization for Eigen::Matrix. Just for std::vector<double> or std::vector

9/6/16

Daniel Lee, Ben Goodrich2

9/6/16

What's OpenCPU? And why is it sending email to mc.stanislaw@gmail.com?

It is a webservice along the lines of what KS and Allen have been talking about using protocol

unread,

What's OpenCPU? And why is it sending email to mc.stanislaw@gmail.com?

It is a webservice along the lines of what KS and Allen have been talking about using protocol

9/6/16

Bob Carpenter, Ben Goodrich4

9/4/16

stopping RStan in parallel mode?

On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 4:50:18 PM UTC-4, Bob Carpenter wrote: I'm running R in the bash

unread,

stopping RStan in parallel mode?

On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 4:50:18 PM UTC-4, Bob Carpenter wrote: I'm running R in the bash

9/4/16

9/4/16

lower truncations off by one

Michael and Ben are both right. Ben: The lower truncations in our generated code for discrete

unread,

lower truncations off by one

Michael and Ben are both right. Ben: The lower truncations in our generated code for discrete

9/4/16

Bob Carpenter, … Joshua N Pritikin12

9/4/16

check_not_nan for Eigen matrix/vector types?

I think that's a great idea if we can isolate when things are out of order. I'm not sure how

unread,

check_not_nan for Eigen matrix/vector types?

I think that's a great idea if we can isolate when things are out of order. I'm not sure how

9/4/16

Search

Clear search

Close search

Google apps

Main menu