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.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
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
