Great New Feature of F# 3.1 (CRUD applications rejoice)

I was pretty disappointed when I asked on stackoverflow how I could easily compose predicates in F# (because this is so easy in C# with LINQ)

Thomas Petricek gave me a thorough and clear answer and it's really impressive that the entire language is quotable.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13826749/how-do-you-compose-query-expressions-in-f

The only problem is that this code is really hard for a beginner to write; so you're still probably going to be using the query computation expression for your SQL/ORM/type provider queries as a beginner.

So here's what you'll be writing ( source : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/hh225374.aspx )

query {
    for number in data do
    skipWhile (number < 3)
    select student
    }

To me, this is the second coming of SQL and LINQ/fluent style is preferred.  Composability and modularity are completely lost on this style unless you do some quoting/splicing.  I was really disappointed that the normal way to query in F# was so weak, and the best way was a bit too complicated with a lot of upfront thinking required.  

Up until today, C# provided a more flexible way of accessing external data. Even if they had to add many language features to make this happen, easier to use is still easier to use.

Well, today they announced F# 3.1 which will provide real support for using LINQ-style extension methods.  Anyone making CRUD applications should seriously consider giving F# a try now.