________________________________ From: Western Mass.NET Users Group - Automated Email [mailto:admin at wmassdotnet.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:30 PM To: Caron, Daniel Subject: Western Mass.NET Users Group: Tuesday August 5th - Intro to F#, Microsoft's answer to the concurrency problem by Rick Minerich Importance: Low 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 --------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail transmission may contain information that is proprietary, privileged and/or confidential and is intended exclusively for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any use, copying, retention or disclosure by any person other than the intended recipient or the intended recipient's designees is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or their designee, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. --------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20080731/624e04c0/attachment.html