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

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! FForewords 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 features