F# Workshop

Introduction

Learning a new programming language is not easy, on top of reading a lot you need to practice even more.

This workshop is designed to teach you some of the basics of F# and Functional Programming by combining theory (slides) and practice (exercises).

Modules

The course is split into 4 modules, each of them contains a presentation (theory) and one exercise (practice).

Module 1

• Bindings
• Functions
• Tuples
• Records

Module 2

• High order functions
• Pipelining
• Partial application
• Composition

Module 3

• Options
• Pattern matching
• Discriminated unions
• Units of measure

Module 4

• Functional lists
• Object-oriented programming
• Type providers

Pre-requisites

• .NET Core SDK
• Visual Studio Code
• Ionide Package
• Mono (Mac only)
• Mono, F# Compiler and F# Interactive (Linux only)

Workshop Feedback

Awesome F# workshop by @jorgefioranelli pic.twitter.com/Dtx1sCESM8

— Sahebjade (@Sahebjade) May 25, 2019

Outstanding weekend #fsharp workshop led by @jorgefioranelli at @Jet's Hoboken HQ. #functionalprogramming #learning pic.twitter.com/ZmAu43YJ2Z

— Jet Technology (@JetTechnology) November 18, 2017

Thanks @jorgefioranelli for the wonderful workshop https://t.co/IQj7j9vZUi

— siva kumar (@ckumareddy) November 18, 2017

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— T0M (@tomsnode) November 18, 2017

Thanks @jorgefioranelli for excellent introduction on F# and @JetTechnology for sponsoring #fsharp

— Krishna (@krishnarajivvns) November 19, 2017

Thanks @jorgefioranelli for the awesome workshop at the NYC #fsharp lab hours. And thanks @JetTechnology for sponsoring.

— Paulmichael Blasucci (@pblasucci) May 21, 2016

Thanks to @jorgefioranelli for teaching and @Valtech for hosting an awesome F# workshop last Saturday in London, learned a lot.

— Pedro Moreira Santos (@pedromsantos) April 4, 2016

Thanks @jorgefioranelli and @Valtech for today's amazing F# workshop. See you soon!

— Vicenç García-Altés (@vgaltes) April 2, 2016

@DCFSharp with @jorgefioranelli running an awesome #fsharp workshop! pic.twitter.com/QXGLeDbUzT

— Riccardo Terrell (@TRikace) March 12, 2016

DC F# Meetup - @jorgefioranelli 's F# Workshop - excellent intro to F#. Thanks! pic.twitter.com/RibR87mgZf

— rusty (@cnromaine) March 14, 2016

Thanks to @jorgefioranelli for teaching and @CoStarGroup for hosting a great F# workshop this weekend! Learning a bunch.

— Sean Killeen (@sjkilleen) March 12, 2016

Thanks @jorgefioranelli for awesome #fsharp workshop!

— grishace (@grishace) Feb 07, 2016

Fantastic F# workshop today by @jorgefioranelli and @liammclennan - really clear, interesting, and enjoyable!

— Harriet (@harrietgl) May 20, 2015

A truly excellent #F#Workshop yesterday by @jorgefioranelli . Thank you!

— MarcoTTe (@marcote_torres) May 14, 2015

Check out @jorgefioranelli's #fsharp workshop, one of the best workshops I've attended! http://t.co/FIphuCdczN

— Filip Ekberg (@fekberg) February 5, 2015

Seriously impressed at the quality and professionalism of the #readifyfsharpworkshop by @jorgefioranelli and @tobycmoore

— Robert Daniel Moore (@robdmoore) November 12, 2014

Can't praise @jorgefioranelli enough for the amazing outstanding preparation & delivery of his @readify #fsharp workshop tonight

— /(Mohamed )?Meligy/ (@Meligy) September 23, 2014

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Real-World Functional Programming by Tomas Petricek

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License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

Copyright 2015 Jorge Fioranelli