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

Smith, Chris

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9781449320294: Programming F# 3.0: A Comprehensive Guide for Writing Simple Code to Solve Complex Problems
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1449320295 ISBN 13: 9781449320294
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 2012

Synopsis

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

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About the Author

Chris Smith works at Microsoft on the F# team. His role as a software design engineer in test gives him a unique mastery of the F# language. Chris has a masters degree in computer science from the University of Washington.

You can read his blog, Chris Smith's Complete Unique View, at http://blogs.msdn.com/chrsmith/.

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Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1449320295
ISBN 13 
9781449320294
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
471
Rating
  • 3.86 out of 5 stars
    117 ratings by Goodreads