Yep, implementing one (a solid one) is hardcore. But think about it. Building, say, an XML or SQL type provider is a big deal. Doing it right requires special t

Yep, implementing one (a solid one) is hardcore. But think about it. Building, say, an XML or SQL type provider is a big deal. Doing it right requires special talent, because you are essentially building a transpiler to seamlessly interface with F#. But this is also it’s greatest strength. Having direct, type-safe access to structured data is truly awesome. What else compares? Certainly not conventional code gen.