Problems when reimplementing c# class to f#

[Ravadre]

Hello, Recently I've decided to rewrite some of my C# code to F# (pratice, learn, maybe move and optimize some code for future). Unfortunately I've faced few problems. Let's say I have a c# class that looks like this:

public class MersenneTwister : Random
{
private const int N = 624;
private uint[] mt = null;

public MersenneTwister(uint seed)
{
    mt = new uint\[N\]
    mt\[0\] = seed & 0xffffffffU;
    for (int mti = 1; mti < N; ++mti)
    {
         mt\[mti\] = (69069 \* mt\[mti - 1\]) & 0xffffffffU;
    }
}

}

I have no idea how to create constants like N - I could write static let N = 24 but: - After compilation, c#'s version does replace N with number, as consts should work, f# does not (it uses static field to represent N) - I can't use static let if I don't have implicit constructor for type, and I can't have one, because my constructor has to implement some code. I have to create mt array as mutable, but I can't use let (no implicit constructor), if I use member x.mt : uint32 array = Array.create N 0u instead, new array will be created each time I use mt property. I will be grateful for any ideas. I also must add that, I can't believe so many people say f# is much more expressive and easier then c#, I'm trying to learn it, but for now, each time I want to do something my way, I have to search informations in books and/or google a lot :(.

[Kevin McFarlane]

Ravadre wrote:

I can't believe so many people say f# is much more expressive and easier then c#

It's more expressive but it is certainly not easier.

Kevin