F# Community Dugnad Session with Kirk, Kathleen, and Don about fsharp.org HOT 15 CLOSED

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• F# for Python devs
• F# for Node devs
• F# for JavaScript/Typescript devs
• F# for Elm devs
• F# for Scala devs
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• F# for OCaml devs

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All the docs for computation expressions could do with a complete revamp I think

Among other things, we need to show the recipies for people ("I want a DSL supporting yield and for and let and custom operators") much like F# for Fun and Profit does.

Some relevant notes on applicatives are here https://github.com/dsyme/fsharp-presentations/blob/master/design-notes/rethinking-applicatives.md

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For next time, to track

• F# for Python devs
• F# for Node devs
• F# for JavaScript/Typescript devs
• F# for Elm devs
• F# for Scala devs
• F# for Haskell devs
• F# for OCaml devs

Adding

• F# for C/C++ devs

Coincidentally I'd started a guide called 'F# for programmers' (https://www.tiny-thoughts.net/fsharp-for-imperative-language-users/) that has a C++ flavour, a few months ago. I can use it as a springboard.

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Tues noon Pacific, 8PM GMT

Here are some things we can talk and feel free to comment with other things:

Kirk introduce/welcome
Victories since last Dugnad

• Examples in .NET Core libraries
• Examples in FSharp.Core
• F# Language docs
  F# Style Guide
• Learn F# Twitter is translated: Spanish, Portugese, English, Polish (new effort) - Angel Munoz and Ad...
• Luis's videos (other learn)
• Virtual coffee at https://virtualcoffee.io/

Web presence

• Test, use, simplify and clean https://fsharp.org/ (souce https://github.com/fsharp/fsfoundation/)
• Help community improve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_Sharp_(programming_language)
• Help orient more traffic to the high quality https://dotnet.microsoft.com/languages/fsharp
• Check google searches for "F#"
• Discuss multi-language aspects, e.g. Russian/German/Chinese/Korean F# Wikipedia pages
• Social Proof - covering https://fsharp.org/testimonials in particular, but also social proof on https://docs.microsoft.com/ or https://dotnet.microsoft.com/. We have lots of good social proof in the F# community and the testimonials are pretty good. Consider a regular twitter bot to tweet a snippet quote and one testimonial each week. A drip-drip of social proof is really effective.

Technical docs

• FSharp.Core docs at https://fsharp.github.io/fsharp-core-docs/
• Work on FSharp.Formatting (fsdocs, used to build docs)
  *Such as separate page/member (issues in repo)

Learn

• StackOverflow review (at least get a new date that something is still relevant
• Improve https://fsharp.org/learn/
• Check google searches for "Learn F#" and "F# Tutorial"

Language design process

• Spring clean https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-design/ and https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions

Simple F# initiative

• Addressing bad compiler messages
• Finding and finding ways we get those messages and new wording

Community libraries/community tooling

• Spring clean in https://fsharp.github.io/FSharp.Data/
• Ionide
• Fable
  ...

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Documentation for applicative computation expressions has not yet been added to the official documentation for CEs.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/fsharp/whats-new/fsharp-50#applicative-computation-expressions

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@cartermp @baronfel thanks, I haven't had a lot of time recently (newborns take up a lot) and would be happy to try, but I wouldn't want to delay it if someone else can pick it up.

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I'd like to add a new top level section for the topics covered by the dugnad called "Social Proof" - covering https://fsharp.org/testimonials in particular, but also social proof on https://docs.microsoft.com/ or https://dotnet.microsoft.com/, also the "F# Bonanza" video.

We have lots of good social proof in the F# community and the testimonials are pretty good, but we could for example have a regular twitter bot to tweet a snippet quote and one testimonial each week. A drip-drip of social proof is really effective.

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It was recorded? Can you provide a link, please, if available. Thanks!

It was recorded, yes, however, not yet uploaded as far as I know. @KathleenDollard may have more information on that.

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It was recorded? Can you provide a link, please, if available. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylgxQkrZG1c

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When is the session Kathleen ?

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@KathleenDollard I guess the first time you posted had the correct time in GMT.

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Yup, 8pm GMT. See you there!

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@daniellittledev would you like to contribute? I'll happily review

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@daniellittledev wrote an issue for tracking this gap here: dotnet/docs#28134

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It was recorded? Can you provide a link, please, if available. Thanks!

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