Don Syme's WebLog on F# and Related Topics
London F# Meetup Group this Thursday: Pacman Kata
This Thursday, January 26, the F#unctional Londoners are holding an event to help you improve your...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/24/2012
F# 3.0 at TechDays France, Feb 7, Paris!
Just to mention that there will be a talk on F# 3.0 at TechDays France in Paris, on February 7, at...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/22/2012
F#, WebSharper, JavaScript, HTML5, Mobile etc.
I'm catching up on blogging about what's been going on in F# lately. One thing that happened over...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/22/2012
F# Training in London in January and February: Functional Programming in .NET and Real World F# Programming
Is it time to learn something new? Training is key to growing F# adoption and understanding in your...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/21/2012
Microsoft Releases Local, Distributed and Cloud Numerics Library, with F# Samples
At last, Microsoft have released its long awaited Cloud Numerics library!!! A huge congratulations...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/21/2012
Come and work with the F# group at Microsoft Research in Cambridge!
Come and work with the F# group at Microsoft Research in Cambridge! Microsoft Research in Cambridge...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/14/2012
Some F# Programming Jobs in London
Regular readers of my blog will know that from time to time I post links to F# jobs as a courtesy to...
Author: dsyme Date: 01/14/2012
Announcing an F# Meetup Group in Seattle
An F# Meetup Group in Seattle has now been launched by Tao Liu on the F# team. (It's only just been...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/08/2011
6 Month Contract Position at MSR Cambridge: Cross-Platform and Web-Delivered Data-Rich Programming with F# 3.0
Microsoft Research are seeking candidates for a 6-month contract position in F# programming to help...
Author: dsyme Date: 12/08/2011
New York City F# Meetup Group: High Performance F#, in .NET and on the GPU with Jack Pappas, Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 6:30 PM
Tomorrow the NYC F# meetup group will hear from Jack Pappas. (Note: I think there is a waiting list...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/28/2011
F# agents with timeouts
Gordon has a blog post on F# agents with timeouts In my previous post , I showed a code snippet with...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/17/2011
Updates to the August 2011 F# 2.0 Compiler Code Drop
Over on the F# team blog we've announced Updates to the August 2011 F# 2.0 Compiler Code Drop As...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/17/2011
StatFactory: FCore maths & statistics library, designed for use with F#
Regular readers of my blog will know that from time to time I post pointers to technologies that...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/17/2011
Tonight at F#unctional Londoners: Byron Cook: Proving program termination with F#
Tonight my colleague Byron Cook from MSR Cambridge will be speaking at the F#unctional Londoners...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/15/2011
MonoDevelop User Voice: Vote for Full F# Support
The MonoDevelop team have taken a leaf out of the Visual Studio team's book and started MonoDevelop...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/07/2011
Job at MSR Cambridge: Infer.NET
Microsoft Research Cambridge is seeking talented software developers to work on the Infer.NET...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/02/2011
Progressive F# Tutorials at SkillsMatter, London, Thu-Fri This Week
For those in the UK or Europe, there are a set of F# tutorials at SkillsMatter in London on Thursday...
Author: dsyme Date: 11/01/2011
Potential Post-PhD and Internship Positions in Web-Delivered, Data-Rich Cloud Programming
Microsoft Research in Cambridge has ongoing Post-doctorate positions open for very high quality...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/19/2011
How to let other teams at Microsoft know how they can support F# better
Would you like to see other teams at Microsoft doing specific things to support F# better? Then now...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/17/2011
Please submit, vote on and discuss F# and Visual Studio features
Visual Studio now has a great site where you can enter and vote on features for languages and otehr...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/13/2011
Today's the day to say it.... I'm an Apple II kid
Today's the day to say it loud and clear: I'm an Apple II kid.... I grew up in Toowoomba, Australia,...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/06/2011
F# 2-Year Contract Position for Biological Modelling Language Development
Here are some details on an F# contract position at MSR Cambridge. Contract Position for Biological...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/05/2011
The MSR Cambridge Research Games Team invite you to play Blotto
My colleagues at MSR Cambridge in the research games team have released a Facebook app called...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/05/2011
F# presentation - F# Eye for the C# Guy
Phil Trelford has a nice set of slides from a recent talk in Belfast called F# Eye for the C# Guy....
Author: dsyme Date: 10/05/2011
Demo Scripts from the F# 3.0 BUILD talk
[ Note: before using the Freebase demo in the ZIP you may need to remove the "mark of the web" from...
Author: dsyme Date: 10/05/2011
I'm keynoting at FPDay, October 14 - Functional Programming Event in Cambridge, UK
Both Simon Peyton Jones and myself will be giving keynotes at FP Day on October 14, in Cambridge,...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/20/2011
F# 3.0 Developer Preview Now Available!
Over on the F# team blog we have announced the Developer Preview Release of F# 3.0. The Visual...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/14/2011
I'm speaking at //build/ this week
As everyone doing development with Microsoft tools is probably aware, this week is the //build/...
Author: dsyme Date: 09/13/2011
M-Brace - F# in the Cloud
Nessos Information Technologies have recently given a talk at SkillsMatter on M-Brace called M-Brace...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/23/2011
Some links on design patterns and their relevance to F#
Lately, I've noticed quite a few people engaging with questions concerning design patterns and F#...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/23/2011
Getting Started with F# Web Programming: Slides and Samples
Dan Mohl has posted a set of slides and samples from his Getting Started with F# Web Programming...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/23/2011
New Book: FRIENDLY F# through Game Development and XNA
Giuseppe Maggiore has just written to me about his new F# e-book, FRIENDLY F# through Game...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/18/2011
Real-World F# Programming Articles now available on MSDN
As just mentioned on the F# team blog, the F# team are very excited to pass on the news that Tomas...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/12/2011
F# Job Opening in Montreal
Those who read my blog regularly know that from time to time I cross-post job announcements for F#...
Author: dsyme Date: 08/12/2011
F# Team Blog: F# Console Application Template
The F# Team Blog reports that Carl Nolan has written another great online template.
Author: dsyme Date: 07/30/2011
New York City F# Meetup Group, July 19: Putting F# to Work for You
The next New York City F# Meetup Group has been announced! Keith Battocchi will be talking on...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/15/2011
Progressive F# Tutorials, London, 24-25 August, 2011
I'm very glad to announce that SkillsMatter are to host the Progressive F# Tutorials, a two-day...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/11/2011
"FinalBot" now supports F# as a language
We all love programming competitions. The folk over at FinalBot are taking this one step further,...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/02/2011
F# Architect Team Lead Career Opportunity
Regular readers of my blog know that from time to time I post links to F#-related jobs as a service...
Author: dsyme Date: 07/01/2011
Luca blogs
Luca Bolognese blogs :-) A happy day!
Author: dsyme Date: 06/30/2011
A New MSDN Forum For All Topics Related to F# Programming
Over on the F# team blog we've announced that we’ve activated an MSDN forum for all topics...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/30/2011
Slides for today's talk at UCL Algorithmic Trading Day
As I mentioned earlier, I gave a short talk today at the UCL Algorithmic Trading Day. The slides are...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/28/2011
F#unctional Londoners, July 4: Monads in .Net & F# in the Cloud
There's a huge double bill at the F#unctional Londoners Meetup Group on July 4: Mike Hadlow: Monads...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/27/2011
New version of FSharpChart now available
Carl Nolan has published a new version of FSharpChart! Some of the snazzy new features are:...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/23/2011
New York City F# Meetup Group, June 16, Chris Marinos - Getting Your Func(tional) on with F#
The New York City F# Meetup Group will be meeting this week, on the evening of June 16, right in the...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/13/2011
F# Financial Programming: Discount/Zero Curve Construction in F#
For those interested in financial programming with F#, there's a very nice blog series on...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/09/2011
F# Jobs, New York Hedge Fund
Regular readers of my blog will know that from time to time I post links to job adverts as a service...
Author: dsyme Date: 06/08/2011