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Word I heard was that it was originally designed as a compiler for both Standard ML and Haskell. I think the Haskell part only came later.
by aseipp 10y ago
Word I heard was that it was originally designed as a compiler for both Standard ML and Haskell. I think the Haskell part only came later.
- drtodd13 10y agoHaskell was the second frontend. Don't think we ever did a SML frontend. We can't really discuss what the original frontend was so it was scrubbed from the release.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoIs that because it became an internal product with competitive advantage or something more boring? I've abstracted away from detail enough so you could hopefully answer.
- drtodd13 10y agoIt's not an internal product but I wouldn't call it boring either. There were some new ideas and some non-technical reasons why they couldn't be used at that time but they could still be viable and potentially something we wouldn't want public.