https://markstaples.com/2006/05/23/looking-at-f/ Software, research, and leadership Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://markstaples.com/2006/05/23/looking-at-f/#comment-15 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:44:51 +0000 http://www.markstaples.com/?p=18#comment-15 Xbattle? Michael’s got a linux box, and I guess I could dust off one at home, but surely you don’t Don? 🙂
Maybe you should write an F# WinBattle. There’s a C++ WinBattle at codeguru.com, but it was a bit flaky last time I tried it…

]]> https://markstaples.com/2006/05/23/looking-at-f/#comment-14 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:58:40 +0000 http://www.markstaples.com/?p=18#comment-14 Re the interpreter – one fun thing is that it’s a dynamic compiler, so the code you enter interactively gets fully optimized and run as native code. It can even occasionally beat C++ equivalents, which gives you a right jolt the first time you see it!

]]> https://markstaples.com/2006/05/23/looking-at-f/#comment-13 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:53:35 +0000 http://www.markstaples.com/?p=18#comment-13 So, time for a game of xbattle?

]]> https://markstaples.com/2006/05/23/looking-at-f/#comment-12 Wed, 31 May 2006 07:47:49 +0000 http://www.markstaples.com/?p=18#comment-12 (Testing another of Mark’s super-whizzy devices…)
We need to see examples of the language syntax!
M.

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