Contract position in compiler development, also some snippets of F# news

[ Note - Applications for the contract position have now closed - thanks! ] I meant to put this on my blog a while back, but it's not too late yet. Basically, we have a six month contract position available at the wonderful place where I work, the Microsoft Research lab in Cambridge, UK to work … Continue reading Contract position in compiler development, also some snippets of F# news →

How to join the F# mailing list

Blogging is great, but there is still a place in the world for email lists :-) So this is just a reminder that you can join the F# email list at http://list.research.microsoft.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=fsharp.  That's also the place to go to manage your subscription. The list is a forum to ask questions, report bugs and raise design issues. Of … Continue reading How to join the F# mailing list →

Some more F# intellisense screenshots

Here's a little picture gallery of intellisense screenshots from the newly released F# 1.0.1. For example, CodeTips help you see the types that are inferred for F# and .NET identifiers. This one shows some Intellisense functionality: pressing Ctrl-J brings up a selection of name-completions for the current position. Here you can see that the environment scales well … Continue reading Some more F# intellisense screenshots →

F# 1.0.1 Now Available: Intellisense, CodeSense, MethodTips, VS 2003, Larger Library and more

F# is a research project from Microsoft Research. It is not a Microsoft product. All opinions are my own. All content is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. I'm pleased to announce that a major new release of F# is now available (now version 1.0.2.0 after some minor updates and fixes). This … Continue reading F# 1.0.1 Now Available: Intellisense, CodeSense, MethodTips, VS 2003, Larger Library and more →

Serras explains typeof(MSIL)

I recently posted a note to the F# list on how to get the effect of typeof(...) in F# code through the use of F#'s inline Common IL. The code I used has now been beautifully explained by Alejandro Serrano (who assures me he is a high-school student from Spain!). Furthermore, the shortly-to-be-announced F# 1.0.1 incoroprates … Continue reading Serras explains typeof(MSIL) →

F# and DirectX – Jack Palevich’s Tutorial

F# is a research project from Microsoft Research. It is not a Microsoft product. All opinions are my own. All content is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Jack Palevich has just emailed to the F# list recently with a very cool tutorial on using F# with DirectX. (the link has been updated … Continue reading F# and DirectX – Jack Palevich’s Tutorial →

Some work in progress for F# 1.0.1 (the second 1.0 preview release)

I thought I would mention some details of the features I've been working on for the next preview release of F# 1.0. Firstly, the main thing: intellisense. This has been a joy to implement: the code for the Visual Studio plugin can access the internal lexer, parser, type checker and type-checking data structures of the … Continue reading Some work in progress for F# 1.0.1 (the second 1.0 preview release) →

Jonathan Hardwick on F#

I'm amazed how fast news travels in the world of blogging - an old colleague like Jonathan found out about this blog and posted some very positive comments about F# even while I thought it was still my little secret!

Welcome to Don’s F# Blog

Note: F# is a research project from Microsoft Research, see the project website at http://research.microsoft.com/projects/ilx/fsharp.aspx and a clarification at http://research.microsoft.com/projects/ilx/fsharp-ack.aspx.  It is not a Microsoft product. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm This blog is primarily … Continue reading Welcome to Don’s F# Blog →