F# Deep Dives
by Tomas Petricek, Phil Trelford · first published 2014
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Why HN recommends it
Shows how a range of real-world problems can be solved in F#, offering practical inspiration beyond toy examples. It suits beginners as well as programmers moving to F# from other languages.
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"F# Deep Dives" is very practical and should work for beginners: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617291323
on “Developer Survey Results” ↗…It is not clear why F# is gaining popularity. Possible reasons might be the F# web-programming framework WebSharper and the promotional work of the F# Software Foundation as Tomas Petricek (author of "F# Deep Dives") stated in an interview about 2 weeks ago.
on “F# Survey 2015 Results” ↗I thought for sure I was the only person who hops between 5 books at a time. I'm reading: * Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software (Eric Evans) * F# Deep Dives (Tomas Petricek and Phillip Trelford) * PostgreSQL: Up and Running AND PostGIS in Action, 2nd Edition (both by Regina O. Obe and Leo S. Hsu) I'm eyeballing Purely Functional Data Structures by Chris…
on “Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?” ↗