Benefits of using F# over C#
And now on to the language wars!
A common inquiry among seasoned C# developers is, "What is the benefit of using F#? Or to word it differently, why do I need to learn a new language when I can perform the same tasks in the language I already know and love?"
A good analogy is LaTeX versus Microsoft Word. You may have used LaTeX for typesetting. For complicated tasks, Word becomes too complex or even unusable. Marko Pinteric explains why you would want to use LaTeX instead of Word with the following graph:
Complexity and learning curve. Using LaTeX on Windows by Marko Pinteric (www.pinteric.com/miktex.html)
The same applies ...
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