Beginning f# 4.0.

By:

Eason, Kit [author]

Contributor(s):

Eason, Kit [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Springer, 2015Description: 309 pages ; 18 cmISBN:

9781484213759 (pbk.)
1484213750

Subject(s):

Computer programming

DDC classification:

005.133 PIC

Contents:

Contains index.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	005.133 PIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39002100635102

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book is a greatfoundation for exploring functional-first programming and its role inthe future of application development. The best-selling introduction toF#, now thoroughly updated to version 4.0, will help you learn thelanguage and explore its new features.

F#4.0 is a mature, open source, cross-platform, functional-firstprogramming language which empowers users and organizations to tacklecomplex computing problems with simple, maintainable and robust code. F#is also a fully supported language in Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio.Other tools supporting F# development include Emacs, MonoDevelop, Atom,Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, and Vim.

Beginning F#4.0 has been thoroughly updated to help you explore the new features of the language including:

Type Providers Constructors as first-class functions Simplified use of mutable values Support for high-dimensional arrays Slicing syntax support for F# lists

Reviewed by Don Syme, the chief architect of F# at Microsoft Research, Beginning F#4.0 is a great foundation for exploring functional programming and its role in the future of application development.

Contains index.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Robert Pickering is an extraordinarily prolific writer on F#. The F# Wiki on his website, Strangelights.com, is among the most popular F# web sites in the world. He is a consultant for LexiFi, lives in France, and works on projects in England, Denmark, Holland, and Belgium. He received his bachelor of science degree in computer science from Manchester University in 1999.
Kit Eason is a senior software developer for an energy trading systems provider. He has also developed software for automotive engineering companies, universities, energy suppliers, banks, and financial services companies. Kit has run many educational and training courses, including evening classes, women's electronics classes and CNC training for engineers. Kit is a regular speaker at SkillsMatter in London, and at various conferences and meetups. He works mainly in F# and C# and normally speaks on F# and related matters.