C# and now F# ?

[va!n]

i found something on the microsoft website, talking about F#   O.O
http://research.microsoft.com/fsharp/fsharp.aspx
http://research.microsoft.com/fsharp/about.aspx

[ninogenio]

how many languages do we need microsoft? 

this sounds like an attempt at a fast lua script type lauguage though so it might be cool.

<edit just had a reread and maybe this is going to be a full language guess we will have to wait and see>

[Hotshot]

how many languages do we need microsoft?

I couldnt agree you more and I wouldnt be surprize if there was G# Language!   

[Jim]

C# is one of the best languages I have ever coded in.  For business and OO development it really is amazing.  Microsoft hired some of the best language designers in the world specifically to build C#.  If some of that power could be put into a script language, it could be incredibly useful.  The obvious side-effect to this is that this stuff is all Microsoft specific, not Linux/Mac compatible, not really portable in any way, and not open source.  You have to weigh up the pros and cons.

Jim

[ninogenio]

your totally right jim,

c# is one of those languges that are really easy to over look as i had done, but its by far one of the best.i am just starting to get to grips with it now im building xna stuff and i really do wish all languges were like it.

i mean there is never a point where you feel like the code gets unmanagable or you dont know what to do next it's like you have a very clever freind sitting next to you throwing you hints every once in a while.

.edit oh and have i mentiond xna is absolutely 100% the best dev kit ever