[ryanjshaw]

I have run into situations where piping causes a type inference error but the equivalent function call doesn't, which is annoying because I have to use two different conventions in that case. I'm still an F# noob, so it's possible I'm doing something wrong.

I also get nervous that I'll change my function logic and the wrong type will be inferred, and it'll compile because the old and new types just happen to be logically compatible, but I get the wrong behaviour (or maybe this is just trauma from my VB6 days).

I tend to type my public function parameters and return parameters for this reason.

[CmdSheppard]

F# is rigid enough IMHO to stop you from making mistakes like this. The rule of thumb is that it compiles it's usually a corect program.