Functional Programming with F# and C#

Course details

Functional programming is top of mind these days, with data and ML at the forefront, and it will become more important as more healthcare and fintech companies switch to programming languages like F#, Scala, and Clojure, where state mutation is avoided to prevent data from being corrupted. Learn the principles of functional programming from the ground up, using F# and C#. Markus Reynolds, a senior software engineer and instructor, uses a hands-on approach to teach you functional programming, with demos and practical examples. Learn concepts like recursion, record updating, applicative programming, piping, and currying to enhance your skillset, and practice programming in the functional style. Plus, explore why so many people are using the functional programming paradigm.

Learning objectives
Write F# syntax.
Think functionally.
Avoid state mutation.
Write programs in F#.
Use the F# interpreter.
Explore functional programming concepts.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Functional Programming with F# and C#

1. Functional Foundations

02 - Learning objectives
03 - How does functional differ from OOP
04 - How does functional differ from imperative
05 - When could we use each any
06 - Data and functions
07 - Immutability

2. F# Basics

08 - Learning objectives
09 - How to set up a fsx file
10 - Interpreter
11 - Using an fsx file with the interpreter
12 - How to set up a project
13 - Compilation
14 - Exception handling

3. Functional Programming

15 - Learning objectives
16 - Collections
17 - Built-in functions
18 - Piping
19 - Closures
20 - Returning functions

4. Advanced Topics

21 - Learning objectives
22 - Rec keyword
23 - Recursion in place of loops
24 - Recursive types
25 - Currying
26 - Partial application

5. Machine Learning With ML.NET

27 - Learning objectives
28 - Introduction to the library
29 - Set up training data
30 - Train models
31 - Examine results
32 - F# code journal

Summary

33 - Summary