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Learn how to build key aspects of web, cloud, and mobile solutions by combining F# with various .NET and open source technologies. With helpful examples, this hands-on book shows you how to tackle concurrency, asynchrony, and other server-side challenges. You'll quickly learn how to be productive with F#, whether you want to integrate the language into your existing web application or use it to create the next Twitter. If you're a mid - to senior-level .NET programmer, you'll discover how this expressive functional-first language helps you write robust, maintainable, and reusable solutions that scale easily and target multiple devices. Use F# with ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, WCF, Windows Azure, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery Mobile, and other tools Build next-generation ASP.NET MVC 4 web applications, using F# to do the heavy lifting on the server Create WCF SOAP and HTTP web services Develop F# web applications and services that run on Windows Azure Build scalable solutions that allow reuse by mobile and web front-ends Use F# with the WebSharper Pit and frameworks to build end-to-end web stacks

Chapter 1 : Building an ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Application with F#
The F# ASP.NET MVC 4 Project Templates
F# Controllers and Models
Interacting with a Database
Taking Advantage of F#
Related Advanced Topics and Concepts
Summary
Chapter 2 : Creating Web Services with F#
Installing the Existing WCF Project Template
Exploring the Output Code
Building an ASP.NET Web API Service
Exploring Other Web Frameworks
Testing Your Creation
Summary
Chapter 3 : To the Cloud! Taking Advantage of Azure
Building and Hosting F# Azure on
Creating an F# Worker Role
Introducing Fog
Interacting with Azure Storage Options
Taking Advantage of the Azure Service Bus
Exploring Authentication and Authorization
Building for Scalability
Shining F# Examples
Summary
Chapter 4 : Constructing Scalable Web and Mobile Solutions
Scaling with Web Sockets
Using SignalR
Going Mobile
Combining F# and NoSQL
Summary
Chapter 5 : Functional Frontend Development
Setting the Stage
Looking at LiveScript
Exploring Pit
Diving into WebSharper
Summary
Appendix : Useful Tools and Libraries
FAKE (F# Make)
NuGet
ExpectThat
Appendix : Useful Websites
fssnip.net
tryfsharp.org
Visual Studio Gallery
jQueryMobile.com
Appendix : Client-Side Technologies That Go Well with F#
CoffeeScript
Sass
Underscore.js
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