August 25, 2010 6:30 PM - 60 attended
New York ALT.NET Group August Meeting: Functional Language Paradigms in F#
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Topic: Functional Language Paradigms in F#
Session Summary
Are you frustrated by the time wasted in repeatedly refactoring class structure? Do you wish that just once you could explore an API without writing huge swaths of throwaway code? Have you ever had a hard to find race condition ruin your day (or even week)? Well, then I've got great news. F# is here and is poised to increase your productivity and reduce your suffering.
About the Speaker
Richard Minerich is a Microsoft MVP for the F# programming language. Through writing, speaking and running events, Richard hopes to help bridge the gap between the cutting edge in computation and the mainstream software engineer. Currently, Richard works as a Software Architect specializing in digital image processing at Atalasoft, Inc. He also leads the New England F# User Group and is anxiously awaiting the release of his first book, Professional F# 2.0.
Read more about Rick at http://richardmineric...
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Ken JohnsonThe meetup was great. Why because it actually got me to get serious enough to actually learn a reasonable amount of C#. How could anything be better than that.
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Anna GThe speaker was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Topic was geared towards developers with some experience in programming F#, and the quiz questions favored those people. It did not really address those new to the language, as the syntax was not adequately explained.
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CeliaThe only suggestion I have is to raise the projection screen: if you weren't sitting in the first 5 rows, it was difficult to see the bottom part of the screen (and the speaker was quizzing the audience, so people in back couldn't really see the whole quiz question). Other than that, I enjoyed the talk - the speaker was very knowledgeable,
gave interesting examples, and really highlighted the advantages/disadvantages/applications of f# versus other languages.
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Brian SinghRichard Minerich is a great presenter. Excellent presentation on F#. The audience participation was great. Lots of questions. I now have a better understanding of F#.
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Jim O'HaraExcellent presentation. I liked how Richard turned his informal presentation into a hands-on learning experience. I also liked how Richard emphasized having some fun when you try out a new language.
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DBThe speaker was good and enthusiastic. The talk was well structured and I learned some new things. I had already see the basics of F#, so I was hoping for some more depth - but that's basically my fault. I found the question/sticker/prize aspect of the talk distracting and unnecessary - we all came because we're interested, we don't need an incentive to listen.
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