F# for C# Developers

by Liu, Tao

• ISBN13: 9780735670266
• ISBN10: 0735670269
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-06-15
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

NOTE: This book is based on Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate; its content and publication date will be updated for final Visual Studio 2012 software. Extend your C# skills to F#-and create data-rich computational and parallel software components faster and more efficiently. Focusing on F# 3.0 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, you'll learn how to exploit F# features to solve both computationally-complex problems as well as everyday programming tasks. Topics include: C# and F# data structures; F# for functional, object-oriented, and imperative programming; design patterns; type providers; and portable support for Windows 8. You'll examine real-world applications, including Windows 8-style HTML5 and JavaScript apps, along with cloud and service apps. You'll write your own type provider. And you'll see how to expand F# computation power to high-performance GPU computing.

Author Biography

Tao Liu is a Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET) on the Microsoft F# team. A leader in the F# user community and owner of the Seattle, Washington F# user group, Liu gives video talks on F# design pattern for Microsoft Channel 9 and he’s the main contributor to the F# 3.0 sample package on Codeplex.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• C# and F#
  • Chapter 1: C# and F# Data Structures
  • Chapter 2: Using F# for Object-Oriented Programming
  • Chapter 3: F# and Design Patterns
• F#'s Unique Features
  • Chapter 4: Type Providers
  • Chapter 5: Write Your Own Type Provider
  • Chapter 6: Other Unique Features
• Real-World Applications
  • Chapter 7: Portable Library and HTML/JavaScript
  • Chapter 8: Cloud and Service Programming with F#
  • Chapter 9: GPGPU with F#
  • About the Author