Ask HN: OpenCV or OpenGL

1 points by cppqt_pingpong 7 years ago | 7 comments

Hi, I am a software developer based in Europe with significant experience in C/C++, Python, CMake, etc. I am currently working munich for a luxury automative brand.

I want to change my field to OpenGL or OpenCV. I have very basic knowledge about classical machine learning. I have worked in industry quality Qt application.

I am planning to dedicate 30 hours a week outside my work, should I choose OpenCV or OpenGL.

laveur 7 years ago |

For machine learning neither OpenGL and OpenCV will help you very much. OpenGL is a 3D graphics library, OpenCV is a Computer Vision Library. OpenCV handles things like detecting faces or objects in an image or video feed. Machine learning is the process of teaching a computer to detect specific types of objects in graphics, or to understand say how a tv or movie script is written. The goal of machine learning is to teach a machine to do something like write a movie script based on hundred of other movie scripts. If your end goal is to learn about Machine Learning then I would suggest you look at something like Google's Tesnsor Flow instead. OpenGL and OpenCV wont help you at all really. However they may be required to feed data into your Machine Learning system.

cppqt_pingpong 7 years ago | |

I am not really interested in machine learning.

I am more into industrial application in C++, not ECU programmers. I just want to do something interesting.

arosier 7 years ago |

Any chance you could lend me a hand with some C++ code? If so, shoot me a message: ar@pm.me. Thanks!

billconan 7 years ago |

you should learn vulkan/cuda or deep learning at this point, in my opinion.

cppqt_pingpong 7 years ago | |

CUDA is HPC, I have worked in this, in Germany they don't care if you don't have a PhD.

otp124 7 years ago |

What are your goals?

cppqt_pingpong 7 years ago | |

I work for a contractor, my work is mostly use ECU services to build GUI application for cars. Work is interesting, but I have lost interest due to working for a very long time.

I just want to come out of this and work in something which is more visible and pay is decent.

* Qt is too boring, there are too many old programmers and legacy apps. * C++17, TDD, CMake in job description, but work is in C++14 and BDD, with plenty of legacy code. I don't want to work. * I heard future belong to autonomous driving. So , I though I will go for OpenCV or OpenGL