ML

Summary

ML (Meta Language) is a family of statically-typed functional programming languages designed for type safety and program verification. It introduced polymorphic type inference with the Hindley-Milner type system, making it influential in programming language theory and functional programming.

Paradigms

functional, purely functional, imperative, structured

Domains

formal verification, mathematics, education

Key Features

pattern matching, algebraic data types, type inference, first-class functions, closures, pure functions, modules

Typing

static system, structural typing, strong typing, full inference, compile-time checking, none type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

compiled

Influenced By

LISP, ISWIM

Influenced

Clojure, Standard ML, Miranda, Elm, OCaml, C++, Rust, Scala, Ur/Web, C#, M, Lean, Haskell, Felix, ParaSail, Kotlin, ATS, Claire, Ceylon, Erlang, Caml, Gallina, F#, Alice

Ratings

File extensions

ml, mli

External Links

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