| | |  | Software Engineering | Home » » » Expert F# 2.0 (Expert's Voice in F#) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Expert F# 2.0 is about practical programming in a beautiful language that puts the power and elegance of functional programming into the hands of professional developers. In combination with .NET, F# achieves unrivaled levels of programmer productivity and program clarity. Expert F# 2.0 is - The authoritative guide to F# by the inventor of F#
- A comprehensive reference of F# concepts, syntax, and features
- A treasury of expert F# techniques for practical, real-world programming
F# isn't just another functional programming language. It's a general-purpose language ideal for real-world development. F# seamlessly integrates functional, imperative, and object-oriented programming styles so you can flexibly and elegantly solve any programming problem. Whatever your background, you’ll find that F# is easy to learn, fun to use, and extraordinarily powerful. F# will change the way you think about–and go about–programming. Written by F#'s inventor and two major contributors to its development, Expert F# 2.0 is the authoritative, comprehensive, and in-depth guide to the language and its use. Designed to help others become experts, the first part of the book quickly yet carefully describes the F# language. The second part then shows how to use F# elegantly for a wide variety of practical programming tasks. The world's foremost experts in F# show you how to program in F# the way they do!
What you’ll learn - Explore F# and its features quickly and thoroughly in the introductory chapters
- Use F# with the newest .NET technologies such as WPF, LINQ, and ASP.NET AJAX
- Build reactive, asynchronous, and distributed applications with F#
- Interoperate with F# from other .NET languages, especially C#
- Test, profile, and performance tune F# applications
- Work with real-life examples and advanced programming features
Who this book is for Expert F# 2.0 is for anyone interested in state-of-the art .NET programming. Professional programmers will find it engrossing. F# provides invaluable insight into the future of both C# and VB, which are now adopting some (but far from all) of the functional features of F#. Once programmers learn F#, few feel like returning to either C# or VB. The academic community will find F# the answer to a decades-long prayer: a language suitable for teaching computer science that also excites and empowers students because it can be used not just in the classroom, but also in the real world. Table of Contents - Introduction
- Getting Started with F# and NET
- Creating Your First F# Program—Introducing Functional Programming
- Introducing Imperative Programming
- Mastering Types and Generics
- Working with Objects and Modules
- Encapsulating and Packaging Your Code
- Mastering F#: Common Techniques
- Introducing Language-Oriented Programming
- Using the F# and NET Libraries
- Building Graphical User Interfaces
- Working with Symbolic Representations
- Reactive, Asynchronous, and Parallel Programming
- Building Smart Web Applications
- Working with Data
- Lexing and Parsing
- Interoperating with C and COM
- Debugging and Testing F# Programs
- Designing F# Libraries
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Don Syme | | Paperback:
| 624 pages | | Publisher:
| Apress | | Publication Date:
| June 07, 2010 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1430224312 | | Product Length:
| 9.26 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.64 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.97 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 The bible for F# programmingOct 09, 2010
By D. Platt
I originally learned F# from the first version of this book and the second version is every bit as informative and provides the necessary update on this rapidly evolving language. I have found all the F# books I have in my library informative, but they lack the depth of this reference. If you want a completely thorough introduction to the language this is both a great tutorial and something you will keep handy while programming to look up the more obscure corners of language, then this is the book to choose. The early chapters one through five give you a basic grounding in the language, carefully separating the functional elements which are stylistically preferred from the imperative constructs most programmers will be more familiar with but which are typically minimizing good functional programming. The middle of the book broadens your programming repertoire with more sophisticated techniques including objects and taking advantage of the library environments as well as more specialized programming techniques such as language development. Finally the later chapters deal with more applied topics interacting with databases, Web technology and programming tools necessary for development. I keep expert F# 2.0 with me all the time (the electronic copy is very handy the paper copy is surprisingly heavy), though I have been programming for F# for many years. I would highly recommend this if you need a good reference for the language. I think you could start with this if you have a good grounding in another strongly typed language like C# or java, but the first few chapters will keep you busy for a while.
14 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Read - Provides great depth and detailJul 20, 2010
By Jonathan W. Maccollum
I purchased this book hoping to improve my existing C# knowledge with the power of better functional programming. This book has not only done that but has also provided me with the tools needed to write quick and elegant code in a performance-oriented way. With the aid of this book, F# is now one of my most powerful tools in development. The authors have packed this book with mini-examples that build upon themselves throughout each chapter. I have quickly been able to read and understand their examples and apply their design decisions to not only F# code that I write, but also the functional-leaning C# code in my current projects.
This book is a must have for any .NET developer.
For the Advanced PractitionerApr 12, 2012
By Ryan Riley
"panesofglass"
Don and the other authors include a number of samples and chapters for those wanting to pick up F#, but for the most part this is a reference and meant for those quite familiar with F#, OCaml, or similar functional languages. If you have another introductory book and are looking for more, this is a great addition to your library.
Good Book for Learning F# - With CaveatsJul 04, 2011
By Jason
As a developer who has actively worked in the imperative paradigm since I began programming (other than a smattering of languages primarily used at my time in school), F# required an entirely new way of thinking. Although it allows for imperative programming, I wanted to remain true to the functional aspect of the language and I figured who better to learn from than the designer and language architect - Don Syme.
To be clear, this book is excellent and well-written. There are numerous examples and in-depth, detailed explanations. I highly recommend reading it - particularly if you want to get into some of the gritty details that you may not find if you aren't talking to the guy who knows the language best.
With that said, this book has a high "ramp up" factor. At the time I bought it, I had no experience in F#. The change of mindset, from imperative to functional perhaps would have been handled better with a book focused directly on that rather than learning the specific ins and outs of a language. If I did not have the drive to power through some portions of the book, I may have been bogged down in details that didn't matter at the particular time.
As long as you keep this second part in mind, I highly recommend Expert F# 2.0. It's well-written, clear, and technically in-depth covering all the major aspects (and many detailed aspects) of the language.
6 of 67 found the following review helpful:
 This book is not for beginnersDec 31, 2010
By L. Yang
"sfobeach"
The author of the book is the creator of F#, he knows everything about it. This is precisely the problem. It does not even tell a biginner how to start.
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