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F# Enumerations
I was originally going to include this discussion about F# enumerations in the discriminated unions post because their syntax is so similar but the section quickly took on a life of its own....
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Revisiting String Distances
Back in April I wrote about three different string distance algorithms. If you’re not familiar with string distance algorithms I encourage you to read the original post but in short, these algorithms...
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Why F#?
If you’ve been following along with my posts over the past six months or so you can probably imagine that I’ve been asked some variation of this post’s title more than a few times. One question that I...
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Custom Dark Colors for F# Depth Colorizer for VS2012
A few days ago I installed the F# Depth Colorizer extension for Visual Studio 2012. I really liked the idea but didn’t care much for the default colors used with the dark theme. Rather than alternating...
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IndySA – March 21, 2013
The March IndySA meeting is this Thursday. I’m excited for the opportunity to spread around a bit more F# love as this month’s speaker. If you’re looking for a fun way to fill the evening please join...
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Replicating F#’s using Function in C#
It didn’t take long for me to really appreciate the power offered by F#’s using function. Properly managing IDisposable instances in C# isn’t particularly problematic but the using statement really...
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Bloomington .NET Society – June 27
I know I’ve been quiet for a few months but don’t worry, I haven’t disappeared. Instead I’ve been hard at work on an upcoming F# book! The book has consumed most of my time but not being one to pass up...
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Microsoft MVP – Visual F#
If you’ve spoken with me or have been following this blog for any time you know that over the past year I’ve developed a bit of an obsession with the F# language. You’ve probably also noticed that...
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.NET Users of Fort Wayne – August 21
On August 21st I’ll once again venture out of my cave for a trip to Fort Wayne, Indiana where I’ll spread more F# love with my friends at NUFW. If you’re in the Fort Wayne area and want to learn about...
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The Book of F#
Earlier this year (late February to be exact) my life took an interesting turn: a publisher approached me about writing an F# book. Writing a book had been something that I’d thought of doing for some...
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Fibonacci Sequence
As The Book of F# is nearing completion I’ve suddenly found myself with a bit of something people like to call spare time. This concept has been pretty foreign to me over the past nine months so as a...
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.NET Users of Fort Wayne – March 19
To celebrate the release of my new book, The Book of F#, I’ll be back in Fort Wayne, IN to talk to NUFW on March 19. Instead of the usual technical talk, this will be an open-ended discussion of my...
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Back to Basics: Streamlining the StringBuilder
To get back in the habit of blogging I thought I’d start by trying to breathe some new life into one of the oldest pieces of the .NET Framework – the StringBuilder. A few years ago I wrote about an...
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Passing Arguments by Reference in F#
This past weekend I had the good fortune of speaking about F# at GR DevDay in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As part of this particular talk, I highlight how the F# compiler deals with calls to methods with...
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Clean Code, Evolved
Bob Martin’s 2008 book, Clean Code, is considered by many to be one of the “must read” books for software developers, and for good reason: The guidelines discussed in the book aim to decrease long-term...
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IndyMobileDev – June 3
On Tuesday, 3 June, I’ll be presenting Break Free with Managed Functional Programming: An Introduction to F# at the Indianapolis Mobile .NET Developers meeting. The meeting is held at Launch Fishers...
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Breaking Free at IndyMobileDev
On June 3, I presented Break Free with Managed Functional Programming: an Introduction to F# at the Indianapolis Mobile .NET Developers group. Brad Pillow was kind enough to record the entire...
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Upcoming Event: Iowa Code Camp
I’m excited to have been selected to speak at Iowa Code Camp on July 19th. The organizers have put together what should be a great event with some really strong speakers. I’ll be speaking about – you...
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Musings on C#’s Evolution
Since completing my series on likely C# 6.0 features and reviewing the draft spec for record classes and pattern matching in C#, I’ve had some time to reflect on how C# has evolved and think about...
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Indianapolis F# Developers Coding Dojo
There’s a new developer group in town! The inaugural meeting of the Indianapolis F# Developers group is upon us. On Tuesday, November 18th I’ll be leading the group through the Digit Recognizer dojo...
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