Don Syme's WebLog on F# and Related Topics
F# on the Surface?
Gavin wants to be the first to write F# code for the Surface using the Microsoft Surface SDK. Or can...
Author: dsyme Date: 02/27/2009
F# Programming Contest, by Kean at AutoDesk
Kean over at AutoDesk (think AutoCAD etc.) is running an F# programming contest! I've included his...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/11/2009
F# to ship as part of Visual Studio 2010
Last year, the head of the Microsoft’s Developer Division, S. Somasegar, announced that Microsoft...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/10/2008
What does this C# code look like in F#? (part one: expressions and statements)
A great blog from Brian McNamara on What does this C# code look like in F#? ...when you are new to a...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/08/2008
F# for Scientists online book club
So, it's quite fun to stumble across the F# for Scientists online book club! And the next meeting is...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/08/2008
.NET Implementations of Excel Financial Functions, in F#
The one and only Luca Bolognese has released his model .NET implementations of Excel financial...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/08/2008
Some Recent F# Articles and Blogs
Lots of F#-related articles and blogs coming out at the moment. Here are a few that have caught my...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/08/2008
Coherent PDF announces Beta of .NET SDK for their PDF Command Line Toolkit, written in F#
John Whitington of Coherent PDF recently announced the availability of a .NET SDK version of their...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/29/2008
"From Parallel F# to Parallel FPGAs", from Avalda
One of the most intriguing F# announcements recently is "Avalda FPGA Developer". Here's the...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/24/2008
TrueSkill machine learning samples updated for F# CTP and units of measure
Ralf Herbrich has updated both the TrueSkill in F# and TrueSkill Through Time samples to both work...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/21/2008
F# Job: Senior role at Credit Suisse in Functional Programming
Credit Suisse is seeking to recruit an expert in functional programming for a senior role in the...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/19/2008
F# CTP release update
It’s been a week now since we posted the F# September 2008 CTP release, and it’s been fantastic to...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/05/2008
The F# Operators and Basic Functions
F# comes with a number of essential basic functions and operators pre-defined. For example, even "+"...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/01/2008
FSCheck updated for the F# CTP
Kurt has updated FSCheck, a port of QuickCheck, for the F# CTP...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/31/2008
F# Optimization Modeling Language Sample Utilizing Microsoft Solver Foundation
The first version of the F# Optimization Domain Specific Language (ODSL) sample is now available,...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/30/2008
An introduction to Units of Measure by Andrew Kennedy
Andrew Kennedy has published the first part of a tutorial introduction to Units of Measure in F#. Do...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/30/2008
Detailed Release Notes for the F# September 2008 CTP release
These are the detailed release notes for the F# September 2008 CTP release. The release announcement...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/29/2008
The F# September 2008 CTP is now available!
I’m very pleased to announce the availability of the F# September 2008 CTP Release, launched via the...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/29/2008
F# addin for MonoDevelop
Wildart has been working on an F# addin for MonoDevelop for use on all platforms where Mono runs. To...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/29/2008
Why I love the F# CTP
OK, I've been working flat out on the F# CTP of late. Not enough blogging, but lots of design work,...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/28/2008
F# for Scientists now available!
I can't believe I missed posting about this - F# for Scientists is now out! I haven't got my...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/28/2008
Sneak previews into the F# Project System (part 2)
Brian's posted Part 2 of this series.
Author: dsyme Date: 08/28/2008
FSCheck 0.2
Kurt Schelfthout has jsut updated FSCheck, an F# version of QuickCheck. Here's how Kurt described...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/08/2008
Sneak peeks into the F# project system, part one
Brian has some snapshots :-)
Author: dsyme Date: 07/21/2008
F# and ArcGIS/ArcObjects
Ray Vernagus has posted an introduction to using F# with ArcGIS through ArcObjects. One of the...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/19/2008
Help with study of functional programmers
Are you currently developing or maintaining a medium to large-sized program written in a functional...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/18/2008
1.9.4.19 release
We've posted a minor update to version 1.9.4 (called 1.9.4.19). The change notice is in the README...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/14/2008
Updated Specification for the 1.9.4 "Spring Refresh" Release
I've just updated the links on the F# manual pages to point to the updated draft language...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/27/2008
High Performance Computing with F# and MPI
Matthew has written a great guide getting going with MPI on .NET, using F#. Here's an excerpt: In my...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/08/2008
"F# for Numerics" released
Flying Flog Consulting have recently published F# for Numerics. Here's how they describe the...
Author: dsyme Date: 05/10/2008
Some F# Jobs
After a post on Planet F#, I looked around for 5 minutes and here are a few high-paying jobs where...
Author: dsyme Date: 05/06/2008
From Script to .NET Component: Huffman Coding with F#
Luke Hoban has a very nice blog entry that shows an implementation of Huffman Coding with F#. This...
Author: dsyme Date: 05/06/2008
F# Talks at TechDays in Paris: Slides and Videos
It's taken me a while, but I've finally posted the slides from the two talks I gave at TechDays in...
Author: dsyme Date: 05/04/2008
Learning F#: Some great blog posts from the F# team
Brian and Chris have been writing some great blog posts of late on learning F#. I can highly...
Author: dsyme Date: 05/03/2008
Detailed Release Notes for F# 1.9.4
These are the full release notes for F# 1.9.4. The download link is on the main announcement page....
Author: dsyme Date: 05/02/2008
F# 1.9.4 Now Available: Making F# Simpler and More Consistent
[ Note: we have made a minor update to 1.9.4 called 1.9.4.19. The download links below point to this...
Author: dsyme Date: 05/02/2008
F# at TechEd Israel
Luke Hoban will be presenting F# at TechEd Israel in a couple of days time. Enjoy!
Author: dsyme Date: 04/04/2008
Tackling the F# Productization
Over the last few months the F# team has been diving deep into the technical work needed to...
Author: dsyme Date: 04/04/2008
Kean Walmsley on using F# Asynchronous Workflows to simplify concurrent programming in AutoCAD
On Friday Kean Walmsley posted an excellent article on Using F# Asynchronous Workflows to simplify...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/27/2008
Update to the F# 1.9.3 Release
Hi all, An update to the F# 1.9.3 release has been posted to the Microsoft Research Downloads site....
Author: dsyme Date: 01/24/2008
Greg Neverov: Software Transactional Memory for F#
Greg Neverov (of active patterns fame) has placed an implementation of Software Transactional Memory...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/17/2008
Dustin Campbell and F# on Hansel Minutes
F# is on the podcasts again! Scott Hanselman interviewed Dustin Campbell who gives a compelling...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/17/2008
Come and work with us!
The F# team continue to have a small number of positions open for compiler and language tools...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/17/2008
Expert F# now available, really!
The book Expert F# is now available from book sellers! It's been shipping for a while, but there...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/17/2008
Learning WPF through F#, and vice versa, by John Liao
John Liao has an interesting series of F# programming posts, with lots of samples. Many of the WPF...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/04/2008
The FParsec library by Stephan Tolksdorf
Stephan Tolksdorf has been a regular F# user of late and has provided us with much excellent...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/04/2008
Using Digipede from F#
Dan Ciruli is director of products over at Digipede. He's recently been experimenting with F#...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/04/2008
Using Parallel Extensions from F#
A couple of weeks ago saw the release of the CTP of the Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/18/2007
Harry Pierson with F# links and learning material
Harry Pierson of Microsoft Enterprise Applications Services has been looking a lot at F# recently....
Author: dsyme Date: 12/05/2007