F#unctional Londoners meetup lecture (28th July 2010)

Zach Bray of Trayport and Jon Harrop of Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd. will be presenting lectures at Skills Matter eXchange London (UK) at 6:30pm on Wednesday 28th July 2010.

Many thanks to Carolyn Miller and Phil Trelford for organizing F#unctional Londoners Meetup Group, an excellent series of events!

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