Programming in Standard ML
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Programming in Standard ML
Robert Harper
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Robert Harper's "Programming in Standard ML" (online only I think, at http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rwh/smlbook/book.pdf) is more thorough.
It's modern enough to present the Basis library as part of the language, so you do get a handful of useful existing data structures rather than feeling you're expected to build everything yourself.
The other ML book that would be in the spirit of SICP is Programming in Standard ML.
I did not read the whole thing, but the parts I read influenced my programming style.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS? 2022 · 1 recommendation
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- Ask HN: What are the latest and greatest books on your favorite language? 2015 · 1 recommendation