F#: a succinct, expressive and efficient functional and object-oriented language for .NET which helps you write simple code to solve complex problems.

F# brings you type safe, succinct, efficient and expressive functional programming language on the .NET platform. It is a simple and pragmatic language, and has particular strengths in data-oriented programming, parallel I/O programming, parallel CPU programming, scripting and algorithmic development. It lets you access a huge .NET library and tools base and comes with a strong set of Visual Studio development tools. F# combines the advantages of typed functional programming with a high-quality, well-supported modern runtime system.

This combination has been so successful that the language is now a first class language in Visual Studio 2010, and can also be used on Mac, Linux and other platforms. F# originates from Microsoft Research, Cambridge, and the MSR F# team, led by Don Syme, continues as partners with the Microsoft Developer Division. We seek to continue to break new ground in programming language design and implementation by making F# even better in upcoming versions.

For further information on using F# today, see fsharp.net.