How to setup a nice output folder for WebSharper projects There are part of software development which aren’t very exciting. Setting up output directories is one of them. But we have to go through it because having a well defined output structure helps tremendously when time comes to deploy and publish an application. When using the default template from WebSharper, it could be confusing how and

Manage mutable state using actors with F# Mailbox processor Today I would like to share a technique that I use to maintain mutable shared state in my F# applications. This technique uses the MailboxProcesser, a simplified implementation of the actor model built into F#. Here’s the issue: I have a dataframe shared accross my whole application. The dataframe is constructed at bootup of the server

From idea to product with WebSharper in FSharp From time to time I get asked, Why do you use WebSharper? A legitimate question as from the abundance of libraries, tools and frameworks available, one might think that WebSharper + F# is just another hippie stack. My answer to this question is: What matters isn’t the tools that you use but the products that you build with those tools WebSharper

Manipulating data frame with Deedle in FSharp - Part 2 Today, I would like to show more functionalities of Deedle and how they can be used in a real life scenario. If you never heard of Deedle before, you can find A primer on Deedle (Part 1) here. In real life, data rarely (if not never) come in a format exploitable for analysis therefore, a first step of manipulation of data is always needed

Keep your UI framework up to date for your WebSharper SPA with Paket GitHub dependencies Have you ever been guilty of referencing Bootstrap in your web app just to use one feature (like the navbar for example)? Hunting for the most full featured CSS/JS UI framework for hours. Referencing a huge framework just to use one or two features. Bootstrap, Foundation, MUI or Materialize, there are so many