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- ThoughtWorking: Functional Programming in C# 2.0
Magazine/Issue: CoDe Magazine, 2009 May/Jun
Release Date: Monday, April 27, 2009
Quick ID: 0906101
Writing software is hard, particularly when the tools you use force you to think at too low a level; it’s time to start thinking about changing the way you write code… by making it easier to write code.Taking on new ways to program doesn’t always mean tossing away your favorite programming language or environment. Sometimes it just means taking a new look at how you’re using your language and trying out a few new ideas. It’s time to take a hard look at your favorite language and see if it’s possible to “fall in love all over again”.
- From Delegate to Lambda
Magazine/Issue: CoDe Magazine, 2008 Sep/Oct
Release Date: Friday, August 22, 2008
Quick ID: 0809081
The key to understanding lambda expressions is understanding delegates. Delegates play a tremendously important role in developing applications for the .NET Framework, especially when using C# or Visual Basic. Events, a special application of delegates, are used all over the framework. And the application and possibilities of delegates has only grown over time. C# 2.0 introduced the concept of anonymous methods and C# 3.0 and VB 9 take anonymous methods to the next level with lambda expressions. This article reviews the evolution of delegates and examines possibilities and syntax of delegates and lambdas in .NET 3.5.
- F# 101
Magazine/Issue: CoDe Magazine, 2008 Sep/Oct
Release Date: Friday, August 22, 2008
Quick ID: 0809051
F#, the latest member of the Visual Studio family of languages, offers some enticing advantages over C# and Visual Basic, stemming from its functional-object fusion nature.Originally a research language from Microsoft Research, F# has long been a “secret weapon” in the arsenal of .NET programmers for doing statistical- and mathematical-heavy coding. More recently, however, a growing number of developers have begun to see the inherent advantages implicit in writing functional code, particularly in the areas of concurrency. The buzz has begun to approach interesting levels, particularly on the heels of an announcement last year from the head of the Microsoft Developer Division, Somasegar, that F# would be “productized” and fully supported by Microsoft as a whole, suddenly removing the stigma and licensing restrictions that surround research projects.
- Printing Envelopes, and Lambda Expressions
Magazine/Issue: CoDe Magazine, 2007 Sep/Oct
Release Date: Friday, August 10, 2007
Quick ID: 0709101
.Finalize() column for Sept/Oct 2007
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