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Remember that this is only comparing the languages. If you actually try to write code in Standard ML, you come to a rude awakening as to how poor the tooling is
by smasher164 4y ago
Remember that this is only comparing the languages. If you actually try to write code in Standard ML, you come to a rude awakening as to how poor the tooling is.
Libraries are underdocumented and unavailable. The build system and package management is arcane. SML feels like a toy language compared to working in OCaml.
- weatherlight 4y agoSML has the nicer syntax though, and the millet language server is really really nice.
- marktangotango 4y agoPolyML has a lot more "stuff" build in like threads, multiprocess, and sockets. If I were to use SML in anger I'd use PolyML. Sadly I've never had the need. https://www.polyml.org/documentation/Reference/Basis.html https://www.polyml.org/documentation/Reference/Basis.html