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F# is a really cool language. However without it's interop with the CLR it looks to me to be another ML clone. I wonder what they mean by "independent."
by agentultra 14y ago
F# is a really cool language. However without it's interop with the CLR it looks to me to be another ML clone. I wonder what they mean by "independent."
- pjmlp 14y agoThat is my thought as well. If one wants a strict ML language than compiles to native code then OCaml is a better solution, ditto for lazy ML languages by making use of Haskell. F#'s real value is the ability to have a ML language as (almost as) first citizen in the .NET ecosystem.
- jeremyjh 14y agoI'm not sure what you're referring to; F# is only a CLR-compatible language. Mono is used for a completely open source solution and the foundation's web page (http://fsharp.org http://fsharp.org) has links to instructions for installing mono and related tooling.