Using Riak MapReduce with F#

The F# community member John Liao has blogged about using the Riak distributed database system with F#. From Wikipedia: Riak is a NoSQL database implementing the principles from Amazon's Dynamo paper. Lately, I have been reading the book Signals and Noise by Nate Silver. His book references an IBM webpage that claims the world is … Continue reading Using Riak MapReduce with F# →

F# London Job Post: C#/No SQL Database/F#

C# Developer/No SQL Database/F# Contract Many people interested in F# programming are also interested in "big data" problems. Here's an interesting job post that shows how these things are coming together in the marketplace: [ We're ] looking to create a new risk engine using new technology and methods. Building a new dynamic calculation model … Continue reading F# London Job Post: C#/No SQL Database/F# →

The San Francisco Bay Area F# User Group, Jan 11 – Map Reduce, F# and Azure: Using Big Data Techniques to Parse Logs

July 2010 saw the kickoff of the San Francisco Bay Area F# User Group. Previous meetups have included Exploring F# from a C# developer's perspective and Erik Meijer on Fundamentalist Functional Programming. The next meetup is on January 11, with Noah Gift speaking on a great topic: Map Reduce, F# and Azure: Using Big Data … Continue reading The San Francisco Bay Area F# User Group, Jan 11 – Map Reduce, F# and Azure: Using Big Data Techniques to Parse Logs →