I wanna see what F# is about, especially now that I am better at FP&Lip. But the Microsoft thing really puts me off. I’m on Linux, I can’t use CLR, I don’t wanna make a WPF application or whatever — so why would I use F#?

  • @DrDeadCrash
    10•4 months ago

    https://fsharp.org/

    You’ve made some incorrect statements and assumptions. The old .net framework was/is Windows only but the new(er) dotnet Core is cross platform, you can use the clr on Linux no prob.

    • @starmanEnglish
      10•4 months ago

      It’s worth noting that Microsoft have dropped the Core thing and now it’s only .NET + number (8 is the latest for now)

  • Ephera
    10•4 months ago

    To my knowledge, it’s just an FP language which can make use of Microsoft’s .NET ecosystem, like Scala and Clojure can make use of the JVM ecosystem…

    • @ericjmorey
      2•4 months ago

      It’s Microsoft’s OCaml. Its design is focused on the functional paradigm but also facilitates a imperative paradigm as a secondary focus in the design.

  • @Lmaydev
    2•4 months ago

    .net core and .net 5+ runtimes are cross platform and open source. You can use them anywhere.

    You’re thinking of .net framework which is windows only and considered legacy.

  • @starmanEnglish
    2•4 months ago

    If you are looking for things you can make with F#, here are some popular use cases:

    • console apps
    • backend (Saturn, Giraffe)
    • frontend websites (Fable - JavaScript transpiler)
    • fullstack (SAFE Stack)