Introducing F#

MS Research has come up with a new addition to the set of .NET languages – F#

“F# is a pragmatically-oriented variant of ML that shares a core language with OCaml. F# programs run on top of the .NET Framework. Unlike other scripting languages it executes at or near the speed of C# and C++, making use of the performance that comes through strong typing. Unlike many statically-typed languages it also supports many dynamic language techniques, such as property discovery and reflection where needed. F# includes extensions for working across languages and for object-oriented programming, and it works seamlessly with other .NET programming languages and tools.F# gives you a combination of interactive scripting like Python, the foundations for an interactive data visualization environment like MATLAB, the strong type inference and safety of ML, a cross-compiling compatible core shared with the popular OCaml language, a performance profile like that of C#, easy access to the entire range of powerful .NET libraries and database tools, a foundational simplicity with similar roots to Scheme and more…”

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Ten Must-Have .NET Tools

MSDN has a well compiled list of must have tools for .NET programmers.

“Besides well-known tools such as Visual Studio® .NET, there are a multitude of small, lesser-known tools available from the .NET community. In this article, I’m going to introduce you to some of the best free tools available today that target .NET development. I’ll walk you through a quick tutorial of how to use each of them, some of which will save you a minute here and there, while others may completely change the way that you write code.”

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Programming Resources, News and Ideas

plentyofcode.com has a nice collection of programming related resource, mainly for Java, AJAX, ASP.NET, PHP and open source enthusiasts

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