Get Programming with F#: A guide for .NET developers - Softcover

Abraham, Isaac

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617293997 ISBN 13: 9781617293993

Publisher: Manning, 2018

Synopsis

Summary

Get Programming with F#: A guide for .NET Developers shows you how to upgrade your .NET development skills by adding a touch of functional programming in F#. In just 43 bite-sized chunks, you'll learn how to use F# to tackle the most common .NET programming tasks.Examples use the familiar Visual Studio environment, so you'll be instantly comfortable. Packed with enlightening examples, real-world use cases, and plenty of easy-to-digest code, this easy-to-follow tutorial will make you wonder why you didn't pick up F# years ago! Forewords by Dustin Campbell of Microsoft and Tomas Petricek of fsharpWorks.

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About the Technology

Your .NET applications need to be good for the long haul. F#'s unique blend of functional and imperative programming is perfect for writing code that performs flawlessly now and keeps running as your needs grow and change. It takes a little practice to master F#'s functional-first style, so you may as well get programming!

About the Book

Get Programming with F#: A guide for .NET developers teaches F# through 43 example-based lessons with built-in exercises so you can learn the only way that really works: by practicing. The book upgrades your .NET skills with a touch of functional programming in F#. You'll pick up core FP principles and learn techniques for iron-clad reliability and crystal clarity. You'll discover productivity techniques for coding F# in Visual Studio, functional design, and integrating functional and OO code.

What's Inside

• Learn how to write bug-free programs
• Turn tedious common tasks into quick and easy ones
• Use minimal code to work with JSON, CSV, XML, and HTML data
• Integrate F# with your existing C# and VB.NET applications
• Create web-enabled applications

About the Reader

Written for intermediate C# and Visual Basic .NET developers. No experience with F# is assumed.

About the Author

Isaac Abraham is an experienced .NET developer and trainer. He's an F# MVP for his contributions to the .NET community.

Table of Contents

Unit 1 - F# AND VISUAL STUDIO

Lesson 1 - The Visual Studio experience
Lesson 2 - Creating your first F# program
Lesson 3 - The REPL-changing how we develop

Unit 2 - HELLO F#
Lesson 4 - Saying a little, doing a lot
Lesson 5 - Trusting the compiler
Lesson 6 - Working with immutable data
Lesson 7 - Expressions and statements
Lesson 8 Capstone 1

Unit 3 - TYPES AND FUNCTIONS
Lesson 9 - Shaping data with tuples
Lesson 10 - Shaping data with records
Lesson 11 - Building composable functions
Lesson 12 - Organizing code without classes
Lesson 13 - Achieving code reuse in F#
Lesson 14 - Capstone 2

Unit 4 - COLLECTIONS IN F#
Lesson 15 - Working with collections in F#
Lesson 16 - Useful collection functions
Lesson 17 - Maps, dictionaries, and sets
Lesson 18 - Folding your way to success
Lesson 19 - Capstone 3

Unit 5 - THE PIT OF SUCCESS WITH THE F# TYPE SYSTEM
Lesson 20 - Program flow in F#
Lesson 21 - Modeling relationships in F#
Lesson 22 - Fixing the billion-dollar mistake
Lesson 23 - Business rules as code
Lesson 24 - Capstone 4

Unit 6 - LIVING ON THE .NET PLATFORM
Lesson 25 - Consuming C# from F#
Lesson 26 - Working with NuGet packages
Lesson 27 - Exposing F# types and functionsto C#
Lesson 28 - Architecting hybrid language applications
Lesson 29 - Capstone 5

Unit 7 - WORKING WITH DATA
Lesson 30 - Introducing type providers
Lesson 31 - Building schemas from live data
Lesson 32 - Working with SQL
Lesson 33 - Creating type provider-backed APIs
Lesson 34 - Using type providers in the real world
Lesson 35 - Capstone 6

Unit 8 - WEB PROGRAMMING
Lesson 36 - Asynchronous workflows
Lesson 37 - Exposing data over HTTP
Lesson 38 - Consuming HTTP data
Lesson 39 - Capstone 7

Unit 9 - UNIT TESTING
Lesson 40 - Unit testing in F#
Lesson 41 - Property-based testing in F#
Lesson 42 - Web testing
Lesson 43 - Capstone 8

Unit 10 - WHERE NEXT?
Appendix A - The F# community
Appendix B - F# in my organization
Appendix C - Must-visit F# resources
Appendix D - Must-have F# libraries
Appendix E - Other F# language feature

 

About this title

About the Author

Isaac Abraham is an F# MVP and a .NET developer since .NET 1.0 with an interest in cloud computing and distributed data problems. He lives in both the UK and Germany, and is the director of Compositional IT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manning
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617293997
• ISBN 13: 9781617293993
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448