So recently some of us were discussing the fact that F# 3.0 is going to add a feature to make it more amenable to OO programmers.  F# 3.0 will add automatic “getters” and “setters” for members of a class. A small digression; I prefer the terms “inspector” and “mutator” because they seem more precise. If [...]

I like working with the Sublime Text 2 editor and I surely like to work with FSharp so I’ve been trying to find ways to make life easier for myself.  A few tips to pass along: Get the F# Textmate Bundle. Once you get it, unzip it into the ~\Application Data\Sublime Text 2\Packages directory.  In [...]

I don’t have the privilege of working on F# as my regular day job so I’ve been trying to find ways to employ F# for practical tasks. One way in which I’ve been trying to keep my F# skills sharp is by addressing the limitations of our build process with F# shell scripting.  Of course [...]

I have a few quick rules of thumb which I follow when writing code.  Nothing earth-shaking or non-obvious; just simple ways that I avoid making the worst and most obvious mistakes. If you use a number or a string more than once, make it a constant.  Maybe even if you only use it once. Do [...]