Summary: F# is a functional programming language that runs on .NET. It has a great community behind it, and now comes included with .NET Core. In this episode, Phillip Carter (@_cartermp) joins Rich (@runfaster2000) to talk about what is new for the F# language. Phillip talks about where F# fits in the family of .NET languages and how it compares to C#. He also gives us a demo of the tooling in Visual Studio, and talks to us about how to get started [00:47] - Why would someone pick F#[02:28] - How does F# compare to other families of languages[03:40] - Is F# more of an academic language?[04:44] - How approachable is F#[05:50] - What's new in the Visual Studio tooling for $F?[11:00] - What are F# type providers?[23:53] - How do you get setup with F# in Visual Studio? Check out these links below to learn more about the F# language. F# DocumentationF# on AzureIonide, Visual Studio Code Extension for F#fsharpConf Videos
