Description
This comprehensive introduction to the principles of functional programming using F# shows how to apply basic theoretical concepts to produce succinct and elegant programs. It demonstrates the role of functional programming in a wide spectrum of applications including databases and systems. Coverage also includes advanced features in the .NET library, the imperative features of F# and topics such as text processing, sequences, computation expressions and asynchronous computation. With a broad spectrum of examples and exercises, the book is perfect for courses in functional programming and for self-study. Enhancing its use as a text is an accompanying website with downloadable programs, lecture slides, mini-projects and links to further F# sources.
Table of Contents
1. Getting started; 2. Values, operators, expressions, and functions; 3. Tuples, records, and tagged values; 4. Lists; 5. Collections: lists, maps, and sets; 6. Finite trees; 7. Modules; 8. Imperative features; 9. Efficiency; 10. Text processing programs; 11. Sequences; 12. Computation expressions; 13. Asynchronous and parallel computations.
