I talked about the XML and JSON serialization of F# types in a previous post, and since then F# 3.0 has been released and a new [CLIMutable] was quietly added amidst the hype surrounding the awesome type providers!   CLIMutable Attribute When applied to a F# record type, the CLIMutable attribute tells the F# compiler [...]

There's a double act at the F#unctional Londoners Meetup on Thursday night. Thursday, February 28, 2013, 6:30 PM, The Skills Matter eXchange, 116-120 Goswell Road, EC1V 7DP, London(map) Title: The F# 3.0 SQL Server Type Provider - Very Cool, and Very Useful Kit Eason gives us a practical walkthough of F# 3.0's SQL Server Type provider, and the query {} expression.  How to get started. How to write efficient queries.  When to use it - and when not to. Title: The F# 3.0 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Type Provi[...]

Just a quick note to say that another minor update to DynamoDB.SQL has been release, you can view the release notes here.   The latest update adds support for a TSQL style WITH keyword for specifying optional parameters for tweaking the query/scan operation. For queries, you can specify the NoConsistentRead and PageSize options to use [...]

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Whilst searching for an elegant solution to apply string interning across a large number of classes (we’re talking about hundreds of classes here..) it dawned on me that I can achieve this with ease using PostSharp’s LocationInterceptionAspect. All I needed was something along the lines of: You can apply this attribute to a class or [...]