Patterns to mix F# and C# in the same solution

Question

I studied few functional languages, mostly for academical purposes. Nevertheless, when I have to project a client-server application I always start adopting a Domain Driven

Answer 1

I've written a WCF service in F# that acts as a translator plug-in for reading a WFS (geospatial data) service. The code turned out nice and concise.

While the standalone dll I compiled worked fine inside my colleague's C# solution, he did try to strangle me when I showed him the code. Culture shock, I think.

So did we use F# and C# in the same project? Yes and no. No, because I rewrote the thing in C#. Yes, because building and testing the prototype in F# saved me more time than it took me to translate it to C# LINQ-style.

I wouldn't want to try building everything in F#, but I'm patiently waiting for the day I can work on the data processing/algorithmic part of a mixed language solution in F# without fearing for my life.