Why you should use F# in the Enterprise

 Development, Languages  No Responses »
Mar 042011
 

A lot of people ask me why they should use F#, and when they should use it. Microsoft has posted a white paper about “F# in the Enterprise” giving some case studies and examples of where F# is being used.

In short, F# allows accelerated analytical and parallel .NET development. Great article, however I wish there were more case studies outside the financial industry, but I guess that’s where F# feels most comfortable at for now.

Check it out: F# in the Enterprise

Pirates of the Silicon Valley (Video)

 Technology  No Responses »
Mar 042011
 

Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 film based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. It is a made-for-television docudrama written and directed by Martyn Burke which documents the rise of the home computer (personal computer) through the rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft. The film stars Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs.