F# has two key features that makes the code very compact. Significant whitespace and forced compilation order.

Significant whitespace removes the need for curly braces or the use of keywords such as begin/end. Forced compile order means your dependencies have to be declared in code files above yours in the project declaration. This gives your F# projects a natural reading order and makes projects follow a natural order that transcends individual style.

Now there is a user voice suggestion that the enforced compile order be removed.

I think this is a good idea. I am against project files. As soon as you have three or more developers working in the same group of files, any one file used to maintain state is bound to become a source of merge conflicts and strife. Just look at C#.

I am sure your IDE could evaluate the dependency order of your files and present them in that order for you, heck one could probably make a CLI tool to show that same information if the navigational benefits of the current order is what is holding you back. Let us break out of IDE-centric languages and allow the programs to be defined in code rather than config.