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by kirse 1401 days ago
If you're on that .NET train check this out as well, keep it on the DL though

https://fsharpforfunandprofit.com/why-use-fsharp/
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EddySchauHai 1401 days ago
My friend works at an F# consultancy - from what I’ve heard it’s definitely growing in popularity! I used it for some windows profiling in 2020 which was pretty cool too, albeit only really a single script.
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lovetocode 1401 days ago
Thank you -- I have heard of fsharp but wasn't really familiar with the answer to the question of why use it?
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belmont_sup 1401 days ago
The benefits of tools built into the functional programming world with complete access to all C# libraries.

But it's hard to convince a C# dev to use F# when they're so comfortable and see no obvious need to switch.

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