F# usage

Question

Hi, I'm pretty new in F# but I'm familiar to C# so i was wondering for what purposes, i can use F#, well i know its usage is mainly in data analysis and all, but mainly i was thinking to do some regular jobs using F# instead of C# so im asking if there is some areas that F# can overperformance C#, so i mean generally what are the usage of F# but not just in data analysis and big data
tnx

Answer 1

You might want to check out this link

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2017/05/31/why-you-should-use-f/

and

http://fsharp.org/testimonials/

As you said F# is a general purpose language, its usage is not limited to big data.

You may also want to check out fake that is a dsl used for build.

https://fake.build/

Answer 2

I'd recommend you to read these two posts on why functional programming should replace object-oriented programming. 

1. http://www.smashcompany.com/technology/object-oriented-programming-is-an-expensive-disaster-which-must-end
2. http://blog.ploeh.dk/2014/03/10/solid-the-next-step-is-functional/ 

Answer 3

hello, 

I m a beginner in the F# language, and to be honest it is a language that is more expressive than C#, also since it is part of .Net languages than you are able to use just as any other language, also its Multi Paradigm aspect will give a flexibility when switching between using OOP concepts and Functional ones, here is an article about using F# on Azure Functions;

and here some code examples it with Ado.Net and Azure Table Storage :

Simple Azure Functions using FSharp

good coding;