I've had nothing but great experience with F#. If it wasn't associated with Microsoft, it'd be more popular than haskell
> ...it'd be more popular than haskell
https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2010/12/haskell-researchers...
You realize that Microsoft Research employed Simon for many many years?
I think if it weren't a 'first class' member of .NET ecosystem[0], no one would know F#. After all Haskell and Ocaml already exist.
[0]: my very charitable take, as MS obviously cares C# much much more than F#.