Of possible interest: free seminar on F# from IEEE
> Try F# for Big and Broad Data
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> Date:  Tuesday, May 7, 2013
> 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT / 19:00 GMT (Duration: 1 hour)
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> Try F# is an easy on-ramp to learning F#, a simple and pragmatic programming language combining functional, object-oriented and scripting programming. During the webinar you will learn how to use the tutorials to solve real-world scenarios, including analytical programming and information-rich programming encountered in finance and data science. 
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> At the end of the webinar you will be able to bring the web of data to your fingertips through type providers, write code in the browser and share it with the rest of the community.


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