F# you !!

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A new version of F# is available for download.

Well, I know nothing about F# so here are some useful links I found:

cool

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Hmmmm F#? Was there ever a

Hmmmm F#?

Was there ever a D# or E#? I think I missed that.

I think somehow it tries to

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I think somehow it tries to substitute Fortran.. hence the F..

F for functional

The F in F# stands for functional not fortran. F# is based on OCaml, but I think it qualifies as programming language in its own right as has evolved quite a few features that are not present in OCaml. If you are interest in F# then you will probably like "Foundations of F#" the first book to be published on the language. Due to finish its first printing run tomorrow, Friday 25th May:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1590597575?tag=strangelights-20&camp=14573&crea...

Thank you for the

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Thank you for the clarification and the pointers ;)

Thanks...

for the link! sorry I only just noticed it.

Mike (code rant)

You welcome.. and... I fixed

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You welcome.. and... I fixed the spelling in the post 8P

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