Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this book
About the author
Chapter Welcome to Get Programming with F#!
What is F#, and why does it matter?
What is F#?
F# alongside other programming languages
Why F#?
Working with a smarter compiler
What’s the catch?
F# and .NET
F#’s place within .NET
Summary
Unit 1. F# and Visual Studio
Lesson 1. The Visual Studio experience
1.1. Installing VS2015 with F#
1.2. Configuring Visual Studio for F#
1.2.1. Visual F# tools configuration
1.2.2. Configuring the F# editor
1.3. Getting the best out of VS 2015 and F#
1.3.1. Installing Visual F# Power Tools
1.3.2. Configuring F# syntax highlighting
Lesson 2. Creating your first F# program
2.1. F# project types
2.2. Debugging applications in F#
2.3. Writing your first F# program