Appendix B. Useful Websites
This appendix points out a few websites that can be very helpful when creating F# web, cloud, and mobile solutions. A few of the sites have been referenced periodically throughout this book. All provide excellent resources for learning more about F# and/or various web development libraries.
fssnip.net
The fssnip.net website is an excellent provider of F# examples. The site was built by Tomas Petricek with the intent of providing a mechanism for F# developers to share targeted snippets of code with other F# developers. The About page of the site indicates that fssnip.net “is similar to other Pastebin services, but focuses only on F#.”
The site currently includes snippets that target everything from web to gaming to DSLs and the list is growing daily. This makes it a great resource if you are ever trying to find an example of how to accomplish a specific task. You can also easily submit your own snippets.
tryfsharp.org
The tryfsharp.org site provides an excellent tutorial for those just getting started with F#. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, it also provides an online REPL that allows experimentation with the language without requiring any setup. This makes it very easy to try out F# when you haven’t yet downloaded the associated compiler and/or don’t have it on the particular computer at which you are currently working.
Visual Studio Gallery
I’ve referenced Visual Studio Gallery many times throughout this book. It is through Visual Studio Gallery ...
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