Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introducing F♯; Who This Book Is For; What You Need to Get Going; How the Book Is Organized; Part I, Multiparadigm Programming; Part II, Programming F♯; Appendixes; Conventions Used in This Book; How to Contact Us; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; Acknowledgments; Part I. Multiparadigm Programming; Chapter 1. Introduction to F♯; Getting to Know F♯; Visual Studio 2010; Your Second F♯ Program; Values; Whitespace Matters; .NET Interop; Comments; F♯ Interactive; Managing F♯ Source Files; Chapter 2. Fundamentals; Primitive Types; Numeric Primitives
Summary
Why learn F♯? This multi-paradigm language not only offers you an enormous productivity boost through functional programming, it also lets you develop applications using your existing object-oriented and imperative programming skills. With Programming F♯, you'll quickly discover the many advantages of Microsoft's new language, which includes access to all the great tools and libraries of the .NET platform. Learn how to reap the benefits of functional programming for your next project -- whether it's quantitative computing, large-scale data exploration, or even a pursuit of your own. With this