Get Programming with F#: A Guide for .NET Developers (pdf)

Description

Summary
Get Programming with F#: A guide for .NET developers teaches F# through 43 example-based lessons with built-in exercises so you can learn the only way that really works: by practicing. The book upgrades your .NET skills with a touch of functional programming in F#. You’ll pick up core FP principles and learn techniques for iron-clad reliability and crystal clarity. You’ll discover productivity techniques for coding F# in Visual Studio, functional design, and integrating functional and OO code.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology
Your .NET applications need to be good for the long haul. F#’s unique blend of functional and imperative programming is perfect for writing code that performs flawlessly now and keeps running as your needs grow and change. It takes a little practice to master F#’s functional-first style, so you may as well get programming!

What’s Inside

• Learn how to write bug-free programs
• Turn tedious common tasks into quick and easy ones
• Use minimal code to work with JSON, CSV, XML, and HTML data
• Integrate F# with your existing C# and VB.NET applications
• Create web-enabled applications

About the Reader
Written for intermediate C# and Visual Basic .NET developers. No experience with F# is assumed.

Table of Contents
Unit 1 – F# AND VISUAL STUDIO
Lesson 1 – The Visual Studio experience
Lesson 2 – Creating your first F# program
Lesson 3 – The REPL-changing how we develop
Unit 2 – HELLO F#
Lesson 4 – Saying a little, doing a lot
Lesson 5 – Trusting the compiler
Lesson 6 – Working with immutable data
Lesson 7 – Expressions and statements
Lesson 8 Capstone 1
Unit 3 – TYPES AND FUNCTIONS
Lesson 9 – Shaping data with tuples
Lesson 10 – Shaping data with records
Lesson 11 – Building composable functions
Lesson 12 – Organizing code without classes
Lesson 13 – Achieving code reuse in F#
Lesson 14 – Capstone 2
Unit 4 – COLLECTIONS IN F#
Lesson 15 – Working with collections in F#
Lesson 16 – Useful collection functions
Lesson 17 – Maps, dictionaries, and sets
Lesson 18 – Folding your way to success
Lesson 19 – Capstone 3
Unit 5 – THE PIT OF SUCCESS WITH THE F# TYPE SYSTEM
Lesson 20 – Program flow in F#
Lesson 21 – Modeling relationships in F#
Lesson 22 – Fixing the billion-dollar mistake
Lesson 23 – Business rules as code
Lesson 24 – Capstone 4
Unit 6 – LIVING ON THE .NET PLATFORM
Lesson 25 – Consuming C# from F#
Lesson 26 – Working with NuGet packages
Lesson 27 – Exposing F# types and functionsto C#
Lesson 28 – Architecting hybrid language applications
Lesson 29 – Capstone 5
Unit 7 – WORKING WITH DATA
Lesson 30 – Introducing type providers
Lesson 31 – Building schemas from live data
Lesson 32 – Working with SQL
Lesson 33 – Creating type provider-backed APIs
Lesson 34 – Using type providers in the real world
Lesson 35 – Capstone 6
Unit 8 – WEB PROGRAMMING
Lesson 36 – Asynchronous workflows
Lesson 37 – Exposing data over HTTP
Lesson 38 – Consuming HTTP data
Lesson 39 – Capstone 7
Unit 9 – UNIT TESTING
Lesson 40 – Unit testing in F#
Lesson 41 – Property-based testing in F#
Lesson 42 – Web testing
Lesson 43 – Capstone 8
Unit 10 – WHERE NEXT?
Appendix A – The F# community
Appendix B – F# in my organization
Appendix C – Must-visit F# resources
Appendix D – Must-have F# libraries
Appendix E – Other F# language feature