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Why does F# have an interactive mode but not C#?
F# comes out of the box with an interactive REPL. C# has nothing of the sort and is in fact kinda difficult to play around without setting up a full project (though LINQpad works and its also possible ...
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Database Driven Web Application, C# Front-End and F# Back-End meaning
Hi I am an intern working with ASP.NET.
My current task is to make a website which will incorporate some jquery viewing features. This project seems to me will be primarily dealing with reading data ...
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Design in “mixed” languages: object oriented design or functional programming?
In the past few years, the languages I like to use are becoming more and more "functional". I now use languages that are a sort of "hybrid": C#, F#, Scala. I like to design my application using ...
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Do you think F# and Python might rule the future market?
I am seeing that Microsoft is concentrating too much on F#. What type of language it is going to be and will it replace the C# user base?
In the last few months I am noticing Ruby posts in some ...
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What are some good practices when trying to teach declarative programming to imperative programmers?
I offered to do a little bit training in F# at my company and they seemed to show some interest. They are generally VB6 and C# programmers who don't follow programming with too much passion. That ...
