One of the greatest things about running this blog, other than having a structured way to read all of the F# community content, is that I’ve been able to watch the community grow in a very concrete way.  Looking back to a year ago there was only six posts on F# over the course of a week, now we have well over twenty.  It’s truly ...

I’m back again with another edition of F# Discoveries this Week.  The most exciting announcement this week is the new F# August 2010 CTP which brings with it the ability to build your own VS2010 F# Express Edition with Visual Studio Shell and the prospect of building F# applications on Windows Phone 7.  Be sure to check out Daniel Mohl’s ...

Tons of great links along with a brand new less cluttered format today.  Let me know what you think on twitter.   News / Talks Talbott Crowell at San Fancisco Bay Area F# Users Group (8/16) Don Syme at the Community for F# Online (8/17) Luke Hoban will be giving a F# keynote at CUFP (10/2) Joel Pobar "Smart Software with ...

So many links, all well worth your time.  I know one thing I won’t be missing is Don Syme’s online talk at C4FSharp on 8/17.  It’s great to be part of a language community in which the founder interacts in such a direct way.   News Draft F# Component Design Guidelines now Available (pdf) Don Syme will be speaking online for the ...

It’s Friday and once again I’ve gathered up more F# content for your viewing pleasure.  If you happen find yourself in the Boston area this next Monday come meet me for our New England F# User Group meeting.  We are always happy to have new people interested in checking out functional programming.   News VS2010 Keyboard Shortcuts ...

One of my favorite things about the F# community is that its members tend to build things that are a bit more interesting, and think about concepts that are a bit deeper.  This week is no exception.  Come on in and see what’s been happening in the F# world. A quick note to those giving F# talks or running events: If you would like ...

As promised, a fresh batch of links to sooth your aching desire for more F#.  I’m particularly excited to announce I’ll give giving a F# tutorial this year at the Commercial Users of Functional Programming conference.  CUFP is going to have a lot of great content this year and will be well worth attending for anyone interested in ...

This week we once again reap another huge crop of fantastic F# content.  In fact, it’s been getting so overwhelming that I’ll be moving to an every week format from here on out.  Please come in, read, and enjoy!    News A New F# Case Study on Microsoft.com With its new tools, the bank can speed development by 50 percent ...

As always, a huge number of software releases and high quality articles this week.  My favorite thing about the F# community is that someone is always writing about something that tickles my brain.  While right out of a computer science textbook, I enjoyed Erik Schulz’s sorting animations quite a lot.  His animations are ...

Despite the small number of talks on F#, it seemed the language was on everyone’s lips this TechEd.  Whether working at the Visual Studio Languages booth or hanging out at the parties afterward, almost everyone I talked to was actively investigating or making plans to explore the language.  Of course, this is great news.  A quiet ...