Programming F# 3.0: A Comprehensive Guide for Writing Simple Code to Solve Complex Problems

by Chris Smith

Why learn F#? With this guide, you'll learn how this multi-paradigm language not only offers you an enormous productivity boost through functional programming, but also lets you develop applications using your existing object-oriented and imperative programming skills. You'll quickly discover the many advantages of the language, including access to all the great tools and libraries of the .NET platform.Reap the benefits of functional programming for your next project, whether you're writing concurrent code, or building data- or math-intensive applications. With this comprehensive book, former F# team member Chris Smith gives you a head start on the fundamentals and walks you through advanced concepts of the F# language. Learn F#'s unique characteristics for building applications Gain a solid understanding of F#'s core syntax, including object-oriented and imperative styles Make your object-oriented code better by applying functional programming patterns Use advanced functional techniques, such as tail-recursion and computation expressions Take advantage of multi-core processors with asynchronous workflows and parallel programming Use new type providers for interacting with web services and information-rich environments Learn how well F# works as a scripting language

Genres: Programming, Computers, Computer Science, Technology, Reference

476 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Felipe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically a cheat-sheet. Best for beginners coming with some FP background, the book mostly covers the language sintaxes and features, with a gap on FP mindset.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good introduction to the F# language. This book covers a lot about F# and how it can integrate with the rest of .NET. It has nice simple examples to illustrate each topic. It taught me the language constructs, but I still have a long way to go to really understand how to think functionally.

[David Robins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of the concepts of functional programming, the F# language, and how it fits into .NET.