Welcome to F# bits and pieces

"F# bits and pieces" contains knowledge I want to share with the F# programming community.

This is one more attempt from me at finding an effective way to share knowledge and source code. Previous attempts have stranded because the tools weren't sufficiently effective, and I really dislike spending time on ineffective tools. Having finished the first article, this looks very promising so far.

The first article demonstrates how to create an F# code behind application. I will follow up shortly with articles that explain how to

• create a WPF control
• add an application icon
• add image resources
• add controls from third party libraries
• and more related to WPF

Later I want to write a series of articles that explains how to get started with small scale professional development. I am a professional solo developer using F# at the moment, and have previously used F# and C# in really small teams. I have been responsible for setting up build servers and version control systems, writing build scripts and install scripts, and finding tools and libraries. For small teams it is extremely important that tools and processes are as effective as possible, with the least amount of effort on your part. It is also important that tools and libraries won't empty your bank account.

I also want to write some articles that explain typical newbie stuff in what I believe are slightly different ways than people are used to. Several times in my life I have had people telling me my explanations were brilliant, and I should be a teacher. That I am certainly not convinced of, but the thing is that I sometimes see issues from a different perspective. That helps me help other people understand things more easily.

28th May 2017