F# in Action

F# in Action guides you from Functional Programming novice all the way to putting F# applications into production! It leverages your existing knowledge of software development and the .NET platform to get you up-and-running fast. Learn how you can use scripts to rapidly explore .NET libraries and packages, and level up your .NET skills for data exploration and analysis.

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F# is designed to make functional programming practical and accessible, especially for developers working on the .NET platform. This book will get you started.

In F# in Action you will learn how to:



Write performant and robust systems with succinct F# code
Model domains quickly, easily and accurately with F#'s type system
Design solutions using functional programming patterns
Ingest and process disparate data sources
Develop data-driven web applications
Unit test F# code
Effectively model data using a variety of techniques
Use scripts to rapidly explore domains

About the technology

F# is a simple, robust, and highly performant programming language. It lets you keep your code simple in even the most complex applications, and its language core is perfect for learning the fundamentals of functional programming. F# runs on .NET, so you can work cross-platform and take advantage of battle-tested .NET components. It's succinct and flexible - perfect for everything from command line tools, to web apps, to data analysis and machine learning.