Beginning F#

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction

   • Robert Pickering

   Pages 1-5

3. How to Obtain, Install, and Use F#

   • Robert Pickering

   Pages 7-14

4. Functional Programming

   • Robert Pickering

   Pages 15-63

5. Imperative Programming

   • Robert Pickering

   Pages 65-92

6. Object-Oriented Programming

   • Robert Pickering

   Pages 93-127

7. Organizing, Annotating, and Quoting Code

   • Robert Pickering

   Pages 129-151

8. The F# Libraries

   • Robert Pickering

   Pages 153-178

9. User Interfaces

   • Robert Pickering

   Pages 179-225

10. Data Access

    • Robert Pickering

    Pages 227-258

11. Parallel programming

    • Robert Pickering

    Pages 259-289

12. Distributed Applications

    • Robert Pickering

    Pages 291-326

13. Language-Oriented Programming

    • Robert Pickering

    Pages 327-349

14. Parsing Text

    • Robert Pickering

    Pages 351-369

15. Compatibility and Advanced Interoperation

    • Robert Pickering

    Pages 371-397

16. Back Matter

    Pages 399-427

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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.

• .NET
• Clean
• Erlang
• F#
• Objective CAML
• concurrent programming
• functional programming
• parallel programming
• programming

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.

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