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The F# Path to Relaxation

Talkat .NET fwdays'21 conference · 2021-08-03..08-12· [dotnet, javascript]
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Claims that F# is practical and interoperable with .NET and JavaScript, delivering concise, strongly typed code that performs like C#; compilers named Fable and WebSharper target JS, Giraffe and the SAFE stack build web backends, and the .NET SDK installs F# everywhere. Type integration uses type providers (example: OpenWeatherMap API sample produces immediate strong types). Cited numbers: a 2012 comparison shows ~2,000 C# try/catches vs ~9 in F# for one project; Jet com is noted as a $3B exit using F#.

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  1. 0:00Start
  2. 7:48Foundation of Scala
  3. 9:24The Early History of F Sharp
  4. 12:09Javascript Compilers
  5. 25:00The F-Sharp Approach
  6. 26:08Bring Data into the Language
  7. 27:17F Sharp Type Providers
  8. 31:44Resources
  9. 34:13When Is C Sharp Better than F Sharp
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