We’re making F# more normal as a language, says its creator

F# designer Don Syme said this week that the new version, 6.0, aims to be “more normal as a language” in order to improve take-up. There was a telling moment in the .NET Conf virtual event, just after the presentation of F# 6 from Syme and his colleague, principal program manager Kathleen Dollard. A developer asked: “What is the best way to do optional values in records in F#?”