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'''F#''' (pronounced F sharp) is a mixed [[functional programming|functional]] and [[Imperative programming|imperative]] [[programming language]] for the [[Microsoft .NET]] platform. F# was developed by Don Syme at [[Microsoft]] Research, and has a core language that is similar to that of the [[Ocaml]] language (itself a member of the [[ML programming language]] family). While F# doesn't do everything that OCaml does, it provides some features of its own, like making all strings [[Unicode]].
As of AprilJune 2005, F# is on version 1.0.8.

F# is a research project to demonstrate how .NET enables interoperability between different [[Programming paradigm|programming paradigms]]. F# showcases a set of extensions to .NET's intermediate language IL, called ILX, which demonstrate how a strict curried functional language may be compiled efficiently.