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 and Pit frameworks to build end-to-end web stacks