Don Syme's WebLog on F# and Related Topics
Research Positions at Microsoft Research, Cambridge
Research Positions at MSR Cambridge Do you have what it takes to join the lab that helped produce...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/07/2011
The San Francisco Bay Area F# User Group, Jan 11 - Map Reduce, F# and Azure: Using Big Data Techniques to Parse Logs
July 2010 saw the kickoff of the San Francisco Bay Area F# User Group. Previous meetups have...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/31/2010
"How to keep up-to-date with the F# community?" on StackExchange
StackExchange has a useful thread on how to keep up-to-date with the F# community, some snippets...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/30/2010
Project templates for F# games, libraries and applications on Windows Phone 7 using XNA
Johann Deneux and Giuseppe Maggiore have been putting together templates for F# games, libraries and...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/28/2010
MonoDevelop plugin for F# now available
The recent open code drop of the F# compiler and library source has led to quite a lot of activity....
Author: dsyme Date: 12/22/2010
Interested in F# in the Washington DC area?
I’ve had some contacts from interested F# users in DC about the possibility of setting up a...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/21/2010
"Entire Websites as First-class F# Values" - Online Tonight, 11am PST
"Entire Websites as First-class F# Values" - Now that's a catch phrase I like! Adam Granicz is...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/21/2010
F#/Functional job with the Health Sciences team at Microsoft
(From a posting on hubfs) The health sciences team at Microsoft, in collaboration with Microsoft...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/17/2010
Добро пожаловать на русский раздел hubFS (There's now a Russian forum for F# on hubfs)
Итак на hubFS.net теперь есть русскоязычный раздел. Спасибо Дону Сайму, за проявленный интерес к...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/16/2010
August, 2000
I recall reading this on an email list in August 2000 and being struck by it. Now certainly a piece...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/03/2010
Come and join the F# Compiler & Tools team!
The F# team are looking for a world class developer to join the team in Redmond! Come and help us...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/02/2010
F# Math: Extreme Optimization 4.0 - 50 Quick Start samples in F#
The guys at Extreme Optimization have released version 4.0 of their .NET math library. This time the...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/01/2010
My Talk at TechEd Europe 2010: A Taste of F# - Today and Future
Recently I gave a talk at TechEd Europe, in Berlin, entitled A Taste of F# - Today and Future,...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/29/2010
F# New York User Group Meetup
The F# New York City User Group has started recently, and the liftoff meetup is a week from now,...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/28/2010
F#unctional Londoners Meetup Group, next Wednesday, 24th Nov
The next F#unctional Londoners Meetup Group is on next Wednesday, 24th Nov, featuring two great...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/18/2010
Are you interested in F# Compiler & Tools development positions?
From time to time Microsoft in Redmond have positions open for software engineers specializing in...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/18/2010
F# Math: Microsoft Solver Foundation 3.0 Released
Microsoft Solver Foundation 3.0 is out, and ready for use with F#: We pleased to announce the...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/14/2010
Some Starter Code Modules for F# for in XNA/XBox Game Development
Joh over at F# in Game Development has been preparing to release Asteroid Hunter 3D, an XNA game for...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/13/2010
F# Math: NAG Library for .NET, with F# support
The Numerical Algorithms Group have recently released their NAG Library for .NET. To quote: The NAG...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/12/2010
Professional F# 2.0, from Wrox
The long awaited Professional F# 2.0 is now available from Wrox! I got my copy from Talbott at...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/12/2010
Getting started with F# using an online book
Some of the recent announcements around F# have greatly expanded the number of people looking to dig...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/12/2010
Announcing the F# Compiler + Library Source Code Drop
Right in time for the first F# in Education Workshop in Boston, I’m very glad to announce that...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/04/2010
C# and VB - towards joining F# with asynchronous programming support
I am very pleased to report that a vision of the future of C# and Visual Basic was outlined today...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/28/2010
The F# Asynchronous Programming Model, PADL 2011
[ The draft was updated on 22/10/10 and 8/11/10 ] The F# asynchronous programming model dates to...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/21/2010
Don talking in London Tonight
I'll be talking at the F#unctional Londoner's Meetup Group at 6:30pm tonight, held at the...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/09/2010
Announcing the 1st F# in Education Workshop, Cambridge MA, 5 Nov 2010
Website: research.microsoft.com/en-us/events/fsharpined First F# in Education Workshop F# in...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/09/2010
F# Windows Phone 7 (Silverlight) Templates Now On Visual Studio Gallery
Dan Mohl from the F# community has added some F# Windows Phone 7 (Silverlight) templates on Visual...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/19/2010
Announcing the F# 2.0 Free Tools Update
[ Note: if installing F# for Mono, you must download mono.snk. The location of this file has changed...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/17/2010
A standing invitation to F# users to "get in touch"
Over the years at the F# team we've managed to keep in touch with many of F# users, including...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/16/2010
A variation on Matt Moloney's Undo/Redo "Memento" pattern
Yesterday Matt Moloney posted a nice implementation of the "Memento" pattern, which implements an...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/16/2010
GPGPU programming with C# and F#
People often ask me about GPGPU (General Purpose GPU) programming with F#. One project you might...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/28/2010
Some F# Project Templates Available Online
One of the things I've been remiss in doing is advertising the existence of some key F# templates...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/28/2010
Two Contract Positions: F# Interactive in Silverlight
We are now seeking applications for two contract positions within MSR to extend the reach of F#...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/23/2010
F# Jobs at Credit Suisse, London
[ Update: Luca says the jobs are now filled ] Luca Bolognese at Credit Suisse reports that they are...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/14/2010
MSDN Magazine: F# Fundamentals
There is a nice article by Luke Hoban called F# Fundamentals in the latest edition of the MSDN...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/10/2010
Tabbles: Organize Your Files. Written in F#
Since we've launched F# in Visual Studio 2010, we've often said "use F# for your core logic, and do...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/07/2010
Updated the F# mode for Emacs
Laurent Le Brun has updated the F# mode for Emacs. Enjoy! If you haven't tried it yet, here are the...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/26/2010
F# Jobs in London
Hari Sopal is looking for F# and C# programmers to form part of a team for financial programming...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/24/2010
F# + OpenGL: a cross-platform sample
Laurent Le Brun has a very nice blog post on cross-platform graphics programming with F# and OpenGL....
Author: dsyme Date: 06/23/2010
The San Francisco Bay Area F# Users Group
Matt Harrington and others have started a San Francisco Bar Area F# Users Group. The inaugural...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/17/2010
Emporia - A Personal View on Twitter - Implemented in F#
Last Thursday FUSE Labs UK launched Emporia, a social stream reader for users who want to "view the...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/07/2010
HTML5 Programming with F#
Today I spent the afternoon with Manuel Serrano, designer of Hop, a Scheme variation for cross-tier...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/04/2010
F# PowerPack May 2010 – now for Silverlight
Dmitry Lomov from the F# team has announced the May 2010 version of the F# PowerPack: Today we...
Author: dsyme Date: 05/28/2010
F# on Silverlight 4
F# on Silverlight 4 is here! Dmitry has the full details: Earlier this week we have released F#...
Author: dsyme Date: 05/27/2010