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		llcoolchris_ on June 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Exploring Gleam, a type-safe language on the BEAM Hey, article author here! I knew about F# since my university days and I'm guilty for not really dig into it except for toys projects. I worked in many companies and most of them were Microsoft hostile. That would explain why I'm kind of far away from the .NET affiliated technologies. We all agree that this is a silly reason, but if you wonder why F# doesn't get any love, I'd bet that this is because a lot of people are ignoring Microsoft. Let's change that

fire_lake on June 11, 2024 [–]

Perceptions are slow to shift.

Nowadays, you can use .NET on Linux with VS Code and Ionide (open-source LSP). No need to ever talk to a Microsoft sales rep :)

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