Standard ML
Standard ML (SML) is a general-purpose, modular, functional programming language with compile-time type checking and type inference. It is popular among compiler writers and programming language researchers, as well as in the development of theorem provers.
SML is a modern descendant of the ML programming language used in the LCF theorem-proving project. It is unique among widely used languages in that it has a formal specification, given as typing rules and operational semantics in The Definition of Standard ML (1990, revised and simplified as The Definition of Standard ML (Revised) in 1997).
Implementations:
- Standard ML of New Jersey (wikipedia): a Princeton compiler and programming environment
- MLton (mlton.org): a whole program optimizing compiler
- Moscow ML (dina.kvl.dk): a derived codebase from Caml Light
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