Introduction to F# Workshop (4 hours)

Description

Do you want to learn F#? Well, you better start coding! 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# by combining theory and practice.

Topics: Bindings, Functions, Tuples, Records, High order functions, Pipelining, Partial application, Composition, Options, Pattern matching, Discriminated unions, Units of measure, Functional lists, Recursion, Object-oriented programming and Type providers.

Target audience level: beginner (C# or Java developers)

Recommended pre-requisites:

see fsharpworkshop.com (http://fsharpworkshop.com/)

Materials:

see fsharpworkshop.com (http://fsharpworkshop.com/)

Who: Jorge works as Senior Engineer (F#) at http://Jet.com (https://t.co/bAbezubnp5). He is a regular speaker, co-founder of the F# Sydney user group (http://fsharpsydney.com (https://t.co/5Khx4o87XR)) and very passionate about Functional Programming and Domain-Driven Design. He has a website with F# reactive messaging patterns (http://fsharpreactivepatterns.com (https://t.co/NhMVOZEfJx)) and frequently runs workshops to introduce F# to developers (http://fsharpworkshop.com (https://t.co/8j1hEJazuy)).

Breakfast 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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