title: How to parse string to any F# data?
body: <p>In F#, any <code>data</code> can be <code>stringify</code> by function <code>sprintf</code> as following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>type someKindOfDataType = ...
  let data : someKindOfDataType = ...
  sprintf "%A" data
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can we have a reversal function to parse a string back to <code>someKindOfDataType</code>, like following:?</p>
  
  <pre><code>let parse&lt;'someKingOfDataType&gt; (s:string) : someKindOfDataType = ....
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>just like JSON.parse in javascript?</p>