= StandardMLHistory

<<StandardML#,Standard ML>> grew out of <<ML#>> in the early 1980s.

For an excellent overview of SML's history, see <<References#MacQueenEtAl20,The
History of Standard ML>>.

For an abbreviated overview of SML's history, see Appendix F of the
<<DefinitionOfStandardML#,Definition>>.

For an overview if its history before 1982, see <<References#Milner82,How
ML Evolved>>.
