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F# in Education was a one-day workshop for educators and industrialists, held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., on November 5, 2010. The workshop investigated F# as a possible teaching language, as well as its use in industry. Developments in cross-platform issues were highlighted. The venue was Microsoft\u2019s vibrant New England Research and Development Centre on the scenic Charles River within reach of MIT, Harvard, and Boston Universities.Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

F# is simple, type safe, and efficient functional programming language with special expressiveness in parallel programming, scripting, and algorithmic development. F# combines the advantages of typed functional programming with a high-quality, well-supported modern runtime system and the .NET library and tools base. F# is freely available for .NET and Mono development across Windows, Mac, and Linux, and has a very successful professional implementation in Visual Studio 2010 (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. To support teaching of F#, Microsoft Research is working in conjunction with the F# community to ensure a consistent learning experience across all three platforms.<\/p>\n

This workshop discussed the projects underway for F# courseware, implementations, and compiler open-sourcing. The workshop welcomed participation from all academics interested in F# as a possible teaching language, as well as from those in industry wanting to know what it can offer for them. The program offered a variety of talks covering all areas of use and implementation of the language.<\/p>\n

F# originates from Microsoft Research Lab – Cambridge<\/a> and the Microsoft Research F# team<\/a>, led by Don Syme<\/a>, in partnership with the Microsoft Developer Division (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. The workshop was organized by the Computer Science theme at Microsoft Research Lab – Redmond<\/a>, led by Judith Bishop<\/a>.Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, November 4, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

19:00
\nDinner at the Liberty Hotel<\/p>\n

Friday, November 5, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

New England Research & Development (NERD) Center<\/em><\/p>\n

08:00
\nRegistration and full breakfast<\/p>\n

09:00 – Keynote
\nDon Syme, Microsoft Research, Cambridge
\nF#: Succinct, Modern Functional Programming<\/em><\/p>\n

10:30
\nBreak<\/p>\n

Implementations<\/em><\/p>\n

11:00
\nTomas Petricek, Charles University, Prague
\nGoing cross-platform with F# MonoDevelop plugin<\/em><\/p>\n

11:30
\nJoe Pamer, F# Core Team, Microsoft
\nF# from the Mac User’s Perspective<\/em><\/p>\n

12:00
\nDean Guo, Microsoft External Research
\nTryFSharp in a Browser<\/em><\/p>\n

12:30
\nLunch<\/p>\n

Education<\/em><\/p>\n

13:30
\nRick Minerich, Microsoft MVP (F#) and Leader of the New England F# User’s Group
\nF# in the classroom and the lab<\/em><\/p>\n

14:00
\nPeter Sestoft, IT University of Copenhagen
\nProgramming Language Concepts using F# as a Meta-language<\/em><\/p>\n

14:30 – Panel session
\n\u2022Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research (Chair)
\n\u2022Nigel Horspool, University of Victoria
\n\u2022David Walker, Princeton University
\n\u2022Susan Eisenbach, Imperial College, London
\nWhy Teach F#<\/em><\/p>\n

15:30
\nBreak<\/p>\n

The Future<\/em><\/p>\n

15:45
\nDon Syme, Microsoft Research, Cambridge
\nLooking Ahead with F#: Taming the Data Deluge<\/em><\/p>\n

17:00
\nHoward Mansell, CreditSuisse, New York
\nLocknote: F# \u2013 An Education<\/em><\/p>\n

17:50
\nJudith Bishop, Microsoft Research
\nClosing remarks<\/em><\/p>\n

18:00
\nEnd<\/p>\n

19:00
\nWorkshop dinner at the Liberty Hotel<\/p>\n

Saturday, November 6, 2010
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

09:00\u201312:30
\nProject meeting by invitationOpens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

Education in F#<\/a><\/p>\n

Implementations of F#<\/a><\/p>\n

The Future of F#<\/a>Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

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F# in Education was a one-day workshop for educators and industrialists, held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., on November 5, 2010. The workshop investigated F# as a possible teaching language, as well as its use in industry. Developments in cross-platform issues were highlighted. The venue was Microsoft\u2019s vibrant New England Research and Development Centre on the scenic Charles River within reach of MIT, Harvard, and Boston Universities.Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

F# is simple, type safe, and efficient functional programming language with special expressiveness in parallel programming, scripting, and algorithmic development. F# combines the advantages of typed functional programming with a high-quality, well-supported modern runtime system and the .NET library and tools base. F# is freely available for .NET and Mono development across Windows, Mac, and Linux, and has a very successful professional implementation in Visual Studio 2010<\/a>. To support teaching of F#, Microsoft Research is working in conjunction with the F# community to ensure a consistent learning experience across all three platforms.<\/p>\n

This workshop discussed the projects underway for F# courseware, implementations, and compiler open-sourcing. The workshop welcomed participation from all academics interested in F# as a possible teaching language, as well as from those in industry wanting to know what it can offer for them. The program offered a variety of talks covering all areas of use and implementation of the language.<\/p>\n

F# originates from Microsoft Research Lab – Cambridge<\/a> and the Microsoft Research F# team<\/a>, led by Don Syme<\/a>, in partnership with the Microsoft Developer Division<\/a>. The workshop was organized by the Computer Science theme at Microsoft Research Lab – Redmond<\/a>, led by Judith Bishop<\/a>.Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, November 4, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

19:00
\nDinner at the Liberty Hotel<\/p>\n

Friday, November 5, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

New England Research & Development (NERD) Center<\/em><\/p>\n

08:00
\nRegistration and full breakfast<\/p>\n

09:00 – Keynote
\nDon Syme, Microsoft Research, Cambridge
\nF#: Succinct, Modern Functional Programming<\/em><\/p>\n

10:30
\nBreak<\/p>\n

Implementations<\/em><\/p>\n

11:00
\nTomas Petricek, Charles University, Prague
\nGoing cross-platform with F# MonoDevelop plugin<\/em><\/p>\n

11:30
\nJoe Pamer, F# Core Team, Microsoft
\nF# from the Mac User’s Perspective<\/em><\/p>\n

12:00
\nDean Guo, Microsoft External Research
\nTryFSharp in a Browser<\/em><\/p>\n

12:30
\nLunch<\/p>\n

Education<\/em><\/p>\n

13:30
\nRick Minerich, Microsoft MVP (F#) and Leader of the New England F# User’s Group
\nF# in the classroom and the lab<\/em><\/p>\n

14:00
\nPeter Sestoft, IT University of Copenhagen
\nProgramming Language Concepts using F# as a Meta-language<\/em><\/p>\n

14:30 – Panel session
\n\u2022Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research (Chair)
\n\u2022Nigel Horspool, University of Victoria
\n\u2022David Walker, Princeton University
\n\u2022Susan Eisenbach, Imperial College, London
\nWhy Teach F#<\/em><\/p>\n

15:30
\nBreak<\/p>\n

The Future<\/em><\/p>\n

15:45
\nDon Syme, Microsoft Research, Cambridge
\nLooking Ahead with F#: Taming the Data Deluge<\/em><\/p>\n

17:00
\nHoward Mansell, CreditSuisse, New York
\nLocknote: F# \u2013 An Education<\/em><\/p>\n

17:50
\nJudith Bishop, Microsoft Research
\nClosing remarks<\/em><\/p>\n

18:00
\nEnd<\/p>\n

19:00
\nWorkshop dinner at the Liberty Hotel<\/p>\n

Saturday, November 6, 2010
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09:00\u201312:30
\nProject meeting by invitationOpens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

Education in F#<\/a><\/p>\n

Implementations of F#<\/a><\/p>\n

The Future of F#<\/a>Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n

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