Microsoft will release a new programming language… er, 2 new programming languages with .Net 4.0. One is called “F#”, the other one “M”.

F# is a functional programming language that made it’s appearance around the end of 2004, but became more popular in the last year. Now, F# is so successful it will make it into .Net 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. 

The other language is ”M” which allows a developer to model the solution in to basic blocks and verify that the code actually conforms to the model.

Both languages will mean a new steep learning curve for all those who are interested, but that’s what developers do: we learn new things as we go along. A developer who doesn’t learn can go and retire in about 5 years from now.

I’ve got the Visual Studio 2010 beta running, and I’ll be playing a bit with all this :)

Monday, May 25, 2009 10:23:00 AM (Pacific SA Standard Time, UTC-04:00)      Comments [0]  Programming | Visual Studio 2010