[Hidden-tech] Western Mass.NET Users Group: Tuesday August 5th - Intro to F#, Microsoft's answer to the concurrency problem by Rick Minerich

[Caron, Daniel]

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Tuesday August 5th - Intro to F#, Microsoft's answer to the concurrency
problem by Rick Minerich
<http://wmassdotnet.org/blogs/events/archive/2008/07/15/tuesday-august-5
th-intro-to-f-microsoft-s-answer-to-the-concurrency-problem-by-rick-mine
rich.aspx>  


The Western Mass Microsoft .NET Users Group is hosting its next monthly
meeting Tuesday, August 5th at 6:00 PM at the MassMutual Learning Center
in Chicopee, MA.  Free pizza, drinks and dessert will be provided
compliments of MassMutual.  Please note the location - directions are
below.

Presentation Details: Traditionally Microsoft has given functional
programming languages a wide berth. However, the inherent complexities
in programming for multicore platforms has led them to explore, new,
non-traditional ideas. F# is the culmination of much of that exploration
and is now slated to be the next officially supported .NET language. 

In this session you will be walked through the basics of writing a
program in F# and spend some time exploring the language's concurrency
features. 

Topics:

-          What is F#?
-          Who is Microsoft Targeting With F#?
-          A Crash Course In Functional Programming
-          An Introduction To F# Syntax
-          F# and Concurrency 

About the Presenter: Rick Minerich is known for his work with
concurrency and emergent behavior within the F# community. In his day
job at Easthampton, MA based Atalasoft Inc (www.atalasoft.com
<http://www.atalasoft.com/> ) he  works mainly with C# and C++CLI on the
backend of their DotImage image processing product. 

Meeting Details
Tuesday, August 5th at 6:00 PM
MassMutual Learning & Conference Center
350 Memorial Drive
Chicopee, MA 01020
Telephone: (413) 598-9898

From the West
Take I-90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to Exit 5 (Chicopee).
Bear Right after toll booth, and then Right again onto Rte. 33.
The MassMutual Learning & Conference Center is one half mile on
the Right.

From the East
Take I-90 West (Massachusetts Turnpike) to Exit 5 (Chicopee).
Bear Right after toll booth, and then Right again onto Rte. 33.
The MassMutual Learning & Conference Center is one half mile on
the Right.

From the South
Take I-91 North
to Rte. 291 East in Springfield. Follow Rte. 291 East to Exit 6
(Ludlow/Chicopee Falls). Follow exit ramp to first Stop sign. Take
a Right onto Fuller Road. Continue on Fuller Road to third traffic
light. Take a Left at light onto Memorial Drive (Rte. 33). Take a
Right into MassMutual Learning & Conference Center entrance.


If you have questions, please direct them to:
Dan Caron
<mailto:info at wmassdotnet.org> User Group Leader, Western Mass .NET Users
Group




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