This course transitions the experienced object-oriented programmer to functional programming. The fundamentals of both F# and functional programming are covered in depth.

What you will learn

1. Programming with Immutable Data and Data Structures
2. The F# Type System
3. How to Leverage Higher Order Functions
4. List/Sequence Processing Techniques
5. Methodology for Handling State Changes

1. Strict Functional Programming
   • Values
     • Instead of Variables
   • Recursion
     • Instead of Looping
   • First Class Functions
     • Closures
     • Lambdas
     • Partial Application and Currying
2. The F# Type System
   • Everything is Typed
     • Functions and Data
   • Type Inference
     • How it Works
     • Using Annotations
   • Tuples
     • Grouping Inputs and Outputs
     • Pattern Matching
   • Discriminated Unions
     • The Option Type
     • Representing Discrete States
3. Linear Data Structures
   • Data Structrue Basics
     • Arrays
     • Lists
     • Sequences
   • Reasoning about Immutable Data
   • Using Data Structures
     • Sequence Expressions
     • List Pattern Matching
   • Collection Operations
     • Filter
     • Map
     • Reduce
     • Fold
4. Handling State
   • Mutable Values
     • The Mutable Keyword
     • Arrays
   • References
     • ByRef
     • Reference Cells
   • Patterns for Handling State