Chapter 2. F# Interactive
If the prospect of doing true functional programming against the .NET Framework isn’t compelling enough, the productivity gains available through F# Interactive (FSI) should be. FSI is a read-evaluate-print loop (REPL) utility you can use to explore problem domains and test code as you write. It also doubles as a script host that allows you to leverage the elegance of F# and the power of the .NET Framework to automate common tasks. How can a compiled language like F# be used interactively? Because behind the scenes FSI compiles its input to dynamically generate assemblies.
Running F# Interactive
There are two ways to work in FSI: via the F# Interactive window in Visual Studio or the fsi.exe console application. The choice ...
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