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F# and .NET Core Roadmap Update

Phillip Carter August 14, 2017 Aug 14, 2017 08/14/17

Now that .NET Core 2.0 has been released, we wanted to take some time to talk about F# and .NET Core. F# and .NET Core 1.0 F# has been supported on .NET Core and .NET Standard since their 1.0 releases. In the months leading up to the release of .NET Core 1.0, Enrico Sada from the F# community worked with us and other teams at Microsoft to add...

.NET Fringe: A Great Role Model for Community Oriented Conferences

Immo Landwerth June 12, 2017 Jun 12, 2017 06/12/17

A few of us just went to a smaller .NET conference in Portland, called .NET Fringe. For me, it was the third time I attended .NET Fringe. I've realized that this conference has gained a special place in my heart, so thought it would be worthwhile writing up why that is. My goal isn't to convince you to attend .NET Fringe per se, but to ...

Why you should use F#

Phillip Carter May 31, 2017 May 31, 2017 05/31/17

Why you should use F# This post was written by Phillip Carter and Mads Torgersen. Both work on languages on the .NET team. At Build 2017, we presented a tech talk entitled "Why You Should Use F#". However, not everyone can attend Build, and many attendees were unable to find a position in the room where they could adequately hear us. You ...

The week in .NET – Visual Studio 2017, .NET Core SDK, F# 4.1, On .NET with Phillip Carter, Happy Birthday from John Shewchuk, FNA, Pyre

Bertrand Le Roy March 8, 2017 Mar 8, 2017 03/8/17

Previous posts: Visual Studio 2017, .NET Core SDK 1.0, F# 4.1 Yesterday, we had a big product launch! Visual Studio 2017 is here, and with it come the releases of .NET Core SDK 1.0, and F# 4.1. Check out the posts for all the details: Get the bits now: On .NET In last week's ...

The .NET Language Strategy

Mads Torgersen February 1, 2017 Feb 1, 2017 02/1/17

The .NET Language Strategy I am constantly aware of the enormous impact our language investments have on so many people's daily lives. Our languages are a huge strength of the .NET platform, and a primary factor in people choosing to bet on it - and stay on it. I've been here on the .NET languages team at Microsoft for more than a decade, and...

The week in .NET – .NET Foundation – Serilog – Super Dungeon Bros

Bertrand Le Roy November 1, 2016 Nov 1, 2016 11/1/16

To read last week's post, see The week in .NET – .NET, ASP.NET, EF Core 1.1 Preview 1 – On .NET on EF Core 1.1 – Changelog – FluentValidation – Reverse: Time Collapse. On .NET: Martin Woodward on the .NET Foundation Last week, Martin Woodward was on the show to talk about the .NET Foundation: This week, we'll speak with Mei-...

On .NET 3/3/2016 – Rachel Reese on F# at Jet.com

Bertrand Le Roy March 8, 2016 Mar 8, 2016 03/8/16

Our guest this week is Rachel Reese, to talk about Jet.com, and about how they use F# to build their micro-service architecture. Jet.com can be found at... https://jet.com/ Rachel's talk at fsharpConf 2016. Try F#: http://www.tryfsharp.org/ Rachel's Hanselminutes interview. I made a mistake near the end of the show, saying ...

fsharpConf 2016

Visual FSharp Team [MSFT] March 2, 2016 Mar 2, 2016 03/2/16

Join us this Friday, March 4th on Channel 9 for the first ever fsharpConf! Tune in starting at 8:30am PST (16:30 GMT). Inspired by dotNetConf, fsharpConf is a free, online-only, day-long conference featuring an awesome lineup of talks from the F# community. Check out the fsharpConf site for more details, and follow @fsharpConf on Twitter. See...

On .NET 1/21/2016 – F# with Don Syme

Bertrand Le Roy January 25, 2016 Jan 25, 2016 01/25/16

This week, we're happy to have Don Syme on the show to talk about F...

[Guest Post] Announcing F# Support in Visual Studio Code with Ionide

Visual FSharp Team [MSFT] December 3, 2015 Dec 3, 2015 12/3/15

This is a guest post by Krzysztof Cieślak, an F# community developer and contributor to the Ionide project including its Visual Studio Code extension. To learn more about F# and engage with the community, head to fsharp.org. To learn more about the Ionide project, head to ionide.io.Ionide is a suite of packages for the Atom editor that ...

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