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 ====== F# workshop ======
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 ===== Prerequisites =====
     * https://www.linqpad.net/ or anything that can execute a REPL((Read, Evaluate, Print Loop))
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 hello
 </code>
+F# (pronounced “F Sharp”) is
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+  * Open Source
+  * Multi platform
+  * Modern, rising popularity
+  * Lazy evaluated
+  * Reusable
+  * Concise (See [[http://theburningmonk.com/2014/12/seven-ineffective-coding-habits-many-f-programmers-dont-have/|signal-to-noise ratio]])
+  * Strongly typed
+  * Functional first
+    * Use functional to write easy to test and understand code
+    * Use imperative for performance and compatibility
+    * Use objective for organization and encapsulation
+  * Compiled
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+  * Not suitable for real time (unpredictable performance)
+  * Hard to optimize (Functional languages fundamentally don't model how your computer works)
+  * Functional first (different thinking process, you will need to re-learn)
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+</WRAP>
+programming language for writing simple code to solve complex problems.
 <code fsharp>
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 </code>
+Introducing pipeline operator:
 <code fsharp>
 let hello x = printfn "Hello %s" x
 "World" |> hello
 </code>
-''|>'' is the pipeline operator
+<hidden pipeline operator definition>
+How to define the operator?
+<code fsharp>
+let inline (|>) x f = f x
+</code>
+</hidden>
 <code fsharp>
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 </code>
-===== Why? =====
+Note that F# uses indentation to indicate block structure. Find out more [[http://fsharpforfunandprofit.com/posts/fsharp-syntax/|here]].
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-Pros:
-  * Open Source
-  * Multi platform (Mono, .NET core)
-  * Modern, rising popularity
-  * Lazy evaluation
-  * Reusable
-  * Reduced code (See [[http://theburningmonk.com/2014/12/seven-ineffective-coding-habits-many-f-programmers-dont-have/|signal-to-noise ratio]])
-  * Strongly typed
-</WRAP>
-<WRAP half column box>
-Cons:
-  * Not suitable for real time (unpredictable performance)
-  * Functional languages fundamentally don't model how your computer works ⇒ harder to optimize.
-  * Different thinking process (you need to re-learn)
-</WRAP>
-</WRAP>
 ===== References =====