http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/ A programmer's chronicle of insights and discoveries Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:12:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/comment-page-1/#comment-355 F# Code and Slides to Share « Inviting Epiphany Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:37:52 +0000 http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/#comment-355 [...] the Lambda This talk is a bit of an unfinished project.  The basic idea is that F# allows you to implement features that would requite compiler changes [...] [...] the Lambda This talk is a bit of an unfinished project.  The basic idea is that F# allows you to implement features that would requite compiler changes [...]

]]> http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Rick Minerich's Development Wonderland : F# Discoveries This Week 06/25/2010 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/#comment-134 [...] Richard Minerich’s Love the Lambda [...] [...] Richard Minerich’s Love the Lambda [...]

]]> http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Daniel Mohl Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:42:39 +0000 http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/#comment-130 I think this is a great approach! When I first started presenting on F#, I talked mostly about the greatness of immutability by default, asynchronous workflows, higher order functions, mathematical provability, and the F# interactive. However, the more I talked to people, the more I found that the initial draw seemed to be the terseness of the language, then to function composition, and only later to the previously mentioned awesomeness. I like the approach taken in the slide deck that Don Syme used for his F# tutorial at JAOO 2009 (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dsyme/archive/2009/10/10/f-tutorial-code-and-slides-jaoo-2009-edition.aspx). The first several content slides are nothing but comparisons between “painful” C# and “pleasurable” F#. Ted Neward expresses this a bit as well (http://blogs.tedneward.com/CommentView,guid,8dd248aa-f023-4739-8f37-0a51ad70c20b.aspx) when he states that cases should be shown regarding how F# can make the developer's life easier. I also think it’s important to show the C# and F# code side by side to help acclimate experienced C# developers to exactly what they are looking at. F# can be a pretty big culture shock when one first sees it; however, the simplicity and power of the language shines forth very quickly with a few simple explanations. I think this is a great approach! When I first started presenting on F#, I talked mostly about the greatness of immutability by default, asynchronous workflows, higher order functions, mathematical provability, and the F# interactive. However, the more I talked to people, the more I found that the initial draw seemed to be the terseness of the language, then to function composition, and only later to the previously mentioned awesomeness. I like the approach taken in the slide deck that Don Syme used for his F# tutorial at JAOO 2009 (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dsyme/archive/2009/10/10/f-tutorial-code-and-slides-jaoo-2009-edition.aspx). The first several content slides are nothing but comparisons between “painful” C# and “pleasurable” F#. Ted Neward expresses this a bit as well (http://blogs.tedneward.com/CommentView,guid,8dd248aa-f023-4739-8f37-0a51ad70c20b.aspx) when he states that cases should be shown regarding how F# can make the developer’s life easier. I also think it’s important to show the C# and F# code side by side to help acclimate experienced C# developers to exactly what they are looking at. F# can be a pretty big culture shock when one first sees it; however, the simplicity and power of the language shines forth very quickly with a few simple explanations.

]]> http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Tweets that mention Love the Lambda « Inviting Epiphany -- Topsy.com Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:20:30 +0000 http://richardminerich.com/2010/06/love-the-lambda/#comment-129 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by John D. Cook, Richard Minerich. Richard Minerich said: Blogged: Love the Lambda (at Code Camp Hartford 3) http://is.gd/cXZU6 #fsharp [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by John D. Cook, Richard Minerich. Richard Minerich said: Blogged: Love the Lambda (at Code Camp Hartford 3) http://is.gd/cXZU6 #fsharp [...]

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