Beginning F#

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Apress, 2011 M01 27 - 448 pages

Functional programming is perhaps the next big wave in application development. As experienced developers know, functional programming makes its mark by allowing application builders to develop solutions to complicated programming situations cleanly and efficiently. A rich history of functional languages, including Erlang and OCaml, leads the way to F#, Microsoft's effort to bring the elegance and focus of functional programming into the world of managed code and .NET.

With Beginning F#, you have a companion that that will help you explore F# and functional programming in a .NET environment. This book is both a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the language and an incisive guide to using F# for real-world professional development.

Reviewed by Don Syme, the chief architect of F# at Microsoft Research, Beginning F# is a great foundation for exploring functional programming and its role in the future of application development.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Chapter 2 How to Obtain Install and Use F
7
Chapter 3 Functional Programming
15
Chapter 4 Imperative Programming
65
Chapter 5 ObjectOriented Programming
93
Chapter 6 Organizing Annotating and Quoting Code
129
Chapter 7 The F Libraries
153
Chapter 8 User Interfaces
179
Chapter 9 Data Access
227
Chapter 10 Parallel Programming
259
Chapter 11 Distributed Applications
291
Chapter 12 LanguageOriented Programming
327
Chapter 13 Parsing Text
351
Chapter 14 Compatibility and Advanced Interoperation
371
Index
399
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About the author (2011)

Robert Pickering is an extraordinarily prolific writer on F#. The F# Wiki on his website, Strangelights.com, is among the most popular F# web sites in the world. He is a consultant for LexiFi, lives in France, and works on projects in England, Denmark, Holland, and Belgium. He received his bachelor of science degree in computer science from Manchester University in 1999.

Bibliographic information

TitleBeginning F#
Books for professionals by professionals
IT Pro
The expert's voice in .Net
AuthorRobert Pickering
Editionillustrated
PublisherApress, 2011
ISBN1430223901, 9781430223900
Length448 pages
  
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