Inside Microsoft's New F# Language

fuuucckkers · Post by **fuuucckkers** » Fri May 23, 2003 8:59 am

There's a new language being formed in the bowels of Microsoft.
Recently I got word that the language F# (pronounced F Sharp) is nearing workable stages at Microsoft Research. So, I went in for a look-see. What I found was an interesting blend of imperative (Java, C#) and functional languages(it's ML-based, too!). It looks pretty enticing to me from a computer science perspective, but I'm not sure it would fly in the professional market. I can see the ease of development that a language loosely based on ML would bring, but I can't see coders switching over in droves since it's a tough learning curve." Our previous story on F#.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Fri May 23, 2003 11:21 am

Not another one to learn

nybbles · Post by **nybbles** » Fri May 23, 2003 12:36 pm

Since when does Micorosft use musical notation.... # is called Sharp for making a note a half step higher.

Timelessblur · Post by **Timelessblur** » Fri May 23, 2003 1:24 pm

they could of just called it G flat it the same note

nybbles · Post by **nybbles** » Fri May 23, 2003 1:27 pm

really off topic now, but

E=MC squared
E=F-flat
F-flat=MC quared

Hmm....

Plasma2002b · Post by **Plasma2002b** » Fri May 23, 2003 3:08 pm

pi-R squared

E = MC squared....

pi-R = MC

F# = pi-R

M = mass, C = speed of light, pi = 3.1415752, R = radius.........

MCpi squared = EF#

so.... the mass of (the speed of light times 3.1415752) equals the energy of F#

uhh.......

..........stupid microsoft...

DADINK13 · Post by **DADINK13** » Fri May 23, 2003 4:11 pm

lol.....and to think that all I was gonna say is that they HAD to use the first note of one of my favorite Beethoven peices...

...if anybody can guess what peice I mean, they really have a great musical ear.

Master Jedi · Post by **Master Jedi** » Fri May 23, 2003 7:32 pm

Plasma2002b wrote:pi-R squared

E = MC squared....

pi-R = MC

F# = pi-R

M = mass, C = speed of light, pi = 3.1415752, R = radius.........

MCpi squared = EF#

so.... the mass of (the speed of light times 3.1415752) equals the energy of F#

uhh.......

..........stupid microsoft...

WTF...don't you know the value of pi?!

3.14159265358979323846...

DADINK13 · Post by **DADINK13** » Fri May 23, 2003 7:39 pm

....I like pie.

nybbles · Post by **nybbles** » Fri May 23, 2003 8:21 pm

DADINK13 wrote:...if anybody can guess what peice I mean, they really have a great musical ear.

The only piece I can think of is Beethoven's Sonata No.24 in F#, Op.78. We studied that in Tonal Analysis....

Btw, which instrument has the F#, and what combinations of instruments....I'm up for the challenge.

DADINK13 · Post by **DADINK13** » Fri May 23, 2003 9:23 pm

lol...I was actually thinking of Sonata No.14 in C#min (Moonlight Sonata for people that don't know). After I made that post, I went and checked my sheet music, and I was one full-step off. The first note in 14 is a G#, not an F#...

And as far as your "challenge" goes, I don't know. I haven't the time nor the patience to sift through all my recordings.

Timelessblur · Post by **Timelessblur** » Fri May 23, 2003 11:33 pm

To answer your quetion the insterments that have the F# sharp is any insterment that is in the key of C. (other wise all the low brass, Trombone, Tube, barriton and I beleive the flute is to I not sure since I dont know it all. All I know is it every instement that is in the key of C)

Plasma2002b · Post by **Plasma2002b** » Sat May 24, 2003 1:19 am

Master Jedi wrote:WTF...don't you know the value of pi?!

lol.... yes.... and earlier when i was writing that i kep asking myself if that was right or not, cause it didnt seem right...... but yeah.... now im at home and of course i notice it now

i memorized it up to 11 digits (dont ask why i memorized it in the first place.... i was bored)

3.1415926536

lol... thats how many digits my hella old calculator went up to, so thats why i know that many

Master Jedi · Post by **Master Jedi** » Sat May 24, 2003 10:27 am

11 digits is not a lot...here are my 100 digits of pi (if I didn't make a typo along the way)...

3.
1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510
5820974944 5923078164 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679

DADINK13 · Post by **DADINK13** » Sat May 24, 2003 11:05 am

Master Jedi wrote:11 digits is not a lot...here are my 100 digits of pi (if I didn't make a typo along the way)...

3.
1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510
5820974944 5923078164 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679

....<sigh>I don't know what's sadder--you knowing the value of Pi to 100 places, or me recording stuff from video games..

(probably you knowing the value of Pi to 100 places

)

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