Oenotria

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   by Oenotria 14y ago

   That people on HN have too much spare time.
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   by Oenotria 14y ago

   It doesn't have all the great learning resources that tryfsharp has but I believe tryfs.net works by sending the code for compilation on the server so you don't need silverlight: http://tryfs.net/
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   by Oenotria 14y ago

   Looks nice!
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   by Oenotria 14y ago

   It's being used commercially in a number of companies. Off the top of my head: Credit Suisse, Aviva, Trayport, Gamesys as well as quite a few hedge funds on both sides of the pond.
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   by Oenotria 14y ago

   MS is not abandoning F#. This is a community-led effort to try to increase adoption of an excellent language and to create a better experience on non-microsoft platforms.
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   F# Foundation Launch : Open-source, cross-platform F# (1PM PST/9PM GMT Today)(blogs.msdn.com)

   85 points by Oenotria 14y ago|25 comments
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   by Oenotria 14y ago

   This isn't strictly true. You can get "corked" wines under screw-cap or synthetic closures but it is a lot rarer. TCA can find its way just about anywhere.
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   by Oenotria 15y ago

   WP7 comes with Office out of the box... perhaps MS should try marketing that fact a bit more aggressively.