DiscoverFunc Prog Podcast#5 Sashan Govender
#5 Sashan Govender

#5 Sashan Govender

Update: 2025-06-11
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Sashan Govender is a senior developer with more than 20 years in the industry; in this episode we talk about F#, a language that combines functional programming with productivity, power and pragmatism.


Topics covered:

What really matters when it comes to delivering software

The advantages of typed functional programming

Pros and cons of F#

Why some companies might be reluctant to adopt functional programming


Episode links:

What color is your function?

Tony Hoare's CSP paper

Techempower Benchmarks

Expert F# book

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