Prerequisites

I did my best to make the tutorial cross platform applicable. Although tested thoroughly only on Windows, you should be fine working with Linux / MacOS as well. Be warned that CLI commands snippets are adjusted for PowerShell and thus are prompted with >. Adjusting those snippets for *nix terminals should not be a big deal though.

Following is a list of required software to work with throughout the tutorial:

• F# - you can find install instructions in this link, or follow instructions on Ionide site
• Visual Studio Code - x-plat editor from Microsoft
• Ionide - great F# extension for Visual Studio Code
• Docker - container platform used for hosting a Postgres Database. As the Postgres image is Linux-based, you need to install Docker Toolbox rather than Docker Server, unless you're developing on Linux.