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Yet Another Project Euler Series (YAPES)

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:31:02 GMT

For the past several months, I've been using F# to solve at least two Project Euler problems each week. I find this is a great way to sharpen my math skills and my F# skills simultaneously. If you're looking for a way to flex your programming muscles, you really should check out Project Euler.

Apples And Oranges

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:16:03 GMT

"[A] recent blog post caused quite a stir on the F# mailing list. The post presents two solutions for Project Euler Problem 14: one in C# and the other in F#. The C# version clearly is hand-optimized for speed (and is indeed very fast), but the F# solution isn't. Instead, the F# code appears to be written with elegance and brevity in mind. Robert Pickering presented a challenge to create a faster F# solution, and the F# mailing list (which had been dormant for a couple of weeks) literally exploded with ideas. . . ."

Why I Love F#: A Refactoring Tale

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:46:03 GMT

An amazing journey! The author takes fairly naive F# code and transforms it into elegant, beautiful code, introducing language features and concepts along the way.

Why I Love F#: Lists - The Basics

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:16:02 GMT

A wonderful explanation of lists in F#, how they operate, and how to use them.

Why I love F#: Option Types

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:46:02 GMT

Dustin Campbell goes over F# option types. Option types are a simple example of a discriminated (or tagged) union, although understanding that isn't necessary in order to use them. Simply put, an option type wraps a value with information indicating whether or not the value exists. For C# or VB programmers, it may be convenient to think of option types as a mutant cross between .NET 2.0 nullable types and the null object design pattern.

Why I Love F#: Result Tuples

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:16:02 GMT

great and direct presentation on how to call C# Code from F#

Building Data Out Of Thin Air

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:46:02 GMT

A wild ride through theoretical implementations of Cons, Car and Cdr in Scheme, followed by implementations in C# 3.0 and VB 9. Guaranteed to stretch your mind.