You will typically need an installation of a .NET 2.0 redistributable (standard on most Windows machines or available from Microsoft .NET downloads) and then just download and install F#.

If you are new to F# and .NET:

• F# Hello World guides you through installation to compiling your first program.

• F# in 20 Minutes is a great blog guide to getting started.

• Brian has put together some tips to help you become productive more quickly.

• F# Hello WinForms is a simple WinForms program.

• F# Visual Studio Mode provides type inference feedback under the mouse and InteliSense API discovery. It is highly recommend!

• F# Tool Support

• F# Performance

• F# Related Books and lecture notes.

Then to progress:

• F# code samples are contained in the distribution.

• Get one of the F#-related books

• F# Manual a primary F# reference.

• F# Community sites for further help and information.

• Microsoft .NET Development Center is a good starting point for .NET.

• Microsoft .NET downloads for the .NET SDK and tools like the CLR profiler.

• HubFS is a great online forum site devoted to F#, the best place to post questions.

• Don's Blog is a helpful resource for the latest on F#.

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