Trying to figure out how to run the code Standard Meta Language

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I'm trying to figure out how to run the code Standard Meta Language:

smallest [5, ~4, 3]; returns ~4

fun smallest L =
    if null (tl L)
    then hd L
    else if hd L < smallest (tl L)
         then hd L
         else smallest (tl L);

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '13 at 01:44

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You need an SML interpretor, or compilor. There is multiple to choose from, but SML/NJ is most likely the most known/used.

Others include (but are not limited to) Moscow ML (MosML), MLKit and MLton. Where MLKit and MLton are compilers and SML/NJ and MosML are interpreters.

The wikipedia article on SML is properly a good starting point for you to learn some more about SML.

answered Jan 11 '13 at 01:44

Jesper.Reenberg

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@xprogrammerx: You will have to do this yourself by clicking the checkmark to the left of the answer. :) – Sebastian Paaske Tørholm Jan 11 '13 at 20:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 17 '13 at 18:54

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I recommend PolyML. It's got some of the better documentation for ML out there.

answered Jan 17 '13 at 18:54

Brad Cypert

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Trying to figure out how to run the code Standard Meta Language

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