F# on the WEB

6:30 to 7:00 pm "n00b Presentation"

What: Currying and Partial Application

Who: Khiem Tong

7:15 pm - 8:45 pm Main Session

What: F# is a fantastic modern cross-platform programming language that can be used to develop Web based solutions. In this session, we'll go over several features that F# provides to write simple yet high-performance web based solutions.

We will discuss the benefits utilizing a functional approach including composition, type providers and computation expressions.

We will use the CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) pattern in an MVC Web project leveraging the power of Reactive Extension combined with the efficiency of SignalR for bi-directional communication between web servers and clients.

You will leave with the skills needed to enhance your development skills for modern web applications, by adding a modern programming language to your “tool box”.

Who: Riccardo Terrell, is a Software Architect at Microsoft who is passionate about functional programming. He is active in the F# community and he is a believer in polyglot programming as a mechanism in finding the right tool for the job. He likes to describe himself as a functional guy living in an imperative world.

Pizza and Raffled off prizes for all the attendees

Where: Microsoft Technology Center (5404 Wisconsin Ave. Ste. 700 Chevy Chase, MD 20815)

Travel Metro is your best bet; the Microsoft office is located above the Friendship Heights on the Red Line.

There is free parking after 6:00 pm behind the building.