F# Display a WPF window asynchronously
> let ui =
    let mk() =
      let wh = new ManualResetEvent(false)
      let application = ref null
      let start() =
        let app = Application()
        application := app
        ignore(wh.Set())
        app.Run() |> ignore
    let thread = Thread start
    thread.IsBackground <- true
    thread.SetApartmentState ApartmentState.STA
    thread.Start()
    ignore(wh.WaitOne())
    !application, thread
  lazy(mk());;
val ui : Lazy<Application * Thread> = <unevaluated>

> let spawn : ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b =
    fun f x ->
      let app, thread = ui.Force()
      let f _ =
        try
          let f_x = f x
          fun () -> f_x
        with e ->
          fun () -> raise e
      let t = app.Dispatcher.Invoke(DispatcherPriority.Send, System.Func<_, _>(f), null)
      (t :?> unit -> 'b)();;
val spawn : ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b

let openAWindow text =
  DisplayWindow().SetMessage text

spawn openAWindow text