This book is a great foundation for exploring functional-first
programming and its role in the future of application development. The
best-selling introduction to F#, now thoroughly updated to version 4.0,
will help you learn the language and explore its new features.
F# 4.0 is a mature, open source, cross-platform, functional-first
programming language which empowers users and organizations to tackle
complex computing problems with simple, maintainable and robust code. F#
is also a fully supported language in Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio.
Other tools supporting F# development include Emacs, MonoDevelop, Atom,
Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, and Vim.
Beginning F#4.0 has been thoroughly updated to help you explore the
new features of the language including:
- Constructors as first-class functions
- Simplified use of mutable values
- Support for high-dimensional arrays
- Slicing syntax support for F# lists
Reviewed by Don Syme, the chief architect of F# at Microsoft Research,
Beginning F#4.0 is a great foundation for exploring functional
programming and its role in the future of application development.