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Anyone using F# at work? It is a new .NET language that will be included with Visual Studio 2010.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/cambridge/projects/fsharp/
There's been some talk, yes - Eric, why don't you kick off a discussion here in the .Net Town group on F#.

Eric Lavigne said:
Anyone using F# at work? It is a new .NET language that will be included with Visual Studio 2010.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/cambridge/projects/fsharp/

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