F# Online 2 - Paul Blasucci - A Deep Dive into Active Patterns

The event will take place at 20:15 CEST (UTC+2). The calender problems should be sorted out.

This presentation will provide a concise, but thorough, review of one of F#'s more-powerful features -- Active Patterns! This feature allows one to extend the pattern-matching capabilities of the language. Active patterns help improve a declarative style of coding. And are critical for tasks such as: integrating procedural APIs, constructing embedded DSLs, and much more. The session first tours the "breathe" of the feature. Then follows a discussion of the underlying mechanics. Finally, a few different "worked examples" are reviewed in-depth. Attendees are encouraged to pose questions throughout, but they will only be answered at the conclusion of the presentation. This talk is aimed at advanced beginners who are familiar with F#’s general syntax and usage.

Speaker:
Paul Blasucci is passionate – yet pragmatic – about a multi-paradigm and polyglot approach to writing software.

He has spent the past 21 years blending a disparate array of languages, technologies, and methodologies to develop compelling solutions to a wide range of business problems. He especially enjoys solving challenges in distributed computing and heterogeneous enterprise systems. He has been an active member of the F# community since 2007, and currently serves as treasurer of the F# Software Foundation. When not at the keyboard, Paul may be found globetrotting with his wife and children (though his soul is still catchin' waves at the Jersey Shore).