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Why learn F#? This multiparadigm language not only offers you an enormous productivity boost through functional programming, it also lets you develop applications using your existing object-oriented and imperative programming skills. With Programming F#3.0, you'll quickly discover the many advantages of this Microsoft language, which includes access to all the great tools and libraries of the .NET platform. Learn how to reap the benefits of functional programming for your next project - whether it's quantitative computing, large-scale data exploration, or even a pursuit of your own. With this comprehensive guide, F# former team member Chris Smith gives you a head start of the fundamentals and advanced concepts of the F# language. Get a clear understanding of functional programming, and how you can use it to simplify code Learn the language's core syntax, including object-oriented and imperative styles Simplify concurrent and parallel programming with F# Asynchronous Workflows and the Parallel Extensions to .NET Discover the power of F# 3.0's new Info Rich Programming and LINQ Queries

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Chris Smith works at Microsoft on the F# team. His role as a software design engineer in test gives him a unique mastery of the F# language. Chris has a masters degree in computer science from the University of Washington. You can read his blog, Chris Smith's Complete Unique View, at http://blogs.msdn.com/chrsmith/.

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