Running JetBrains Rider in WSL 2

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Intro Want to run JetBrains Rider in your WSL environment? I recently navigated this process and want to share my insights. With [WSL2's support for GUI apps](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps), this is now possible, though not without some hurdles. Download Rider EAP Here's how to start: - Download the `tar` installation file for the Linux [EAP version](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/nextversion/) in

Unleashing Parallel Processing in Your F# Compiler

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Intro Hey there, let's cut to the chase: the dotnet `7.0.400` SDK release brings some feature flags that can turbocharge your Fcompiler. In this post, I'm shining a spotlight on three of these gems that you absolutely need to give a spin. Setup First things first, you need the latest [SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0) (`7.0.400`

Fantomas 6: The Legendary Formatter

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Introduction Early this year we announced our plans for [Fantomas 6](https://github.com/fsprojects/fantomas/issues/2709). We are happy to announce that we have wrapped up the development of version 6 and a preview is now available on [NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/fantomas/6.0.0-alpha-008). What's new? Fantomas 6 is a major release and contains a lot of new features and improvements. In

My F# compiler scripts

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Intro For the last year, I've been working quite extensively in the [dotnet/fsharp](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp) codebase. I've picked up a couple of habits and created some helper scripts along the way. This is some stuff that works for me and it might be insightful for you. Or not. In this

The oak sleeps in the acorn

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Introduction We launched Fantomas v5 in September, and it was the first version to ship with a custom Fparser and an improved syntax tree. Many view it as a big technical achievement – I know its launch was a point of personal pride. Release party Because version 5 was a big deal, I decided