ML

Summary

ML is a programming language^[1]. ML ranks in the top 2% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,190 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• ML was influenced by ISWIM^[3].
• ML's instance of is recorded as programming language^[4].
• ML's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language^[5].
• ML's instance of is recorded as functional programming language^[6].
• ML's developer is recorded as Robin Milner^[7].
• ML's designed by is recorded as Robin Milner^[8].
• January 1, 1973 marks the founding of ML^[9].
• ML's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ML programming language family^[10].
• ML's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming^[11].
• ML's programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming^[12].
• ML's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming^[13].
• ML's typing discipline is recorded as inference typing^[14].
• ML's typing discipline is recorded as static typing^[15].
• ML's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing^[16].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[4], procedural programming language^[5], and functional programming language^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1973 marks the founding of ML^[9].

Why It Matters

ML ranks in the top 2% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,190 views/month).^[2] ML has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] ML is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

ML has been cited as an influence by Rust^[19], a procedural programming language^[20], founded in 2006^[21]; C++^[22], an object-based language^[23], founded in 1983^[24]; Python^[25], an object-based language^[26], founded in 1991^[27]; OCaml^[28], an object-based language^[29], founded in 1996^[30]; F#^[31], a functional programming language^[32], founded in 2005^[33]; and Clojure^[34], a programming language^[35], founded in 2007^[36].

FAQs

Who did ML influence?

ML has been cited as an influence by Rust^[19], C++^[22], Python^[25], and OCaml^[28].