Literate_programming.With("F#") with Tomas Petricek
Details
6:30 to 7:00 pm "n00b Presentation"
What: Fun with Data-Analysis in F#
Who: Riccardo Terrell
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm Main Session
What: The idea of literate programming is to combine program code with explanation in a natural language, so that the entire source code can be read as an explanation of how the program is constructed and what it does. Literate programming is useful in a wide range of areas:
· you can write literate scripts to document how a library works
· you can use it to explain the logic behind complex calculations or mathematical models
· you can use it to write data analysis that is executable and produces the final report
· and as a bonus, you can use it to generate slides for your programming talks!
In this talk, I'll talk about the F# tools for literate programming, including the F# Formatting library (which parses literate F# and Markdown), ProjectScaffold (a template for projects that lets you write literate documentation) and FsReveal (a tool for creating presentation using F#). You'll learn useful things about documenting your (not just F#) code and about writing understandable code and data analyses.
Bio: Tomas Petricek is an open-source developer and computer scientist who enjoys combining theory and practice. On the practical side, he writes about F#, runs trainings and provide consulting via F# Works (http://fsharpworks.com/). On the theory side, he works on various programming language topics (http://tomasp.net/academic).
Pizza and Raffled off prizes for the attendees
Where:
CoStar Group
1331 L St NW
Washington, DC 20005
Metro Accessible from McPherson Sq Metro (Blue, Orange, & Silver lines), Farragut North Metro (Red line)
Venue tips
• Building requires an acceptable ID for entry (e.g. driver's license), security has the final say
• RSVP here on Meetup DC F# with the name matching your ID for quickest/smoothest entry (you will be issued a badge)
• "F# Meetup” Free vehicle-parking entrance is in the rear of the building accessed through the alley east
• Meet in the Auditorium off the lobby entrance.
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